Souffle Blackforest

Yield > 4
people
Keys : Desserts Hot Dinner Party Baked French Dessert French
France European Mediterranean
Ingredients :
2 cup sour cherries, pitted
1/4 cup sugar (caster)
1 tsp cornflour
50 gm butter
2 tbl flour, plain
1 cup milk
125 gm dark chocolate
1/4 cup sugar (caster)
1 tbl coffee powder
1 tbl kirsch
1 tsp vanilla essence
4 x eggs
1 tbl sugar (caster)
Method :
• Drain cherries and set aside, reserving juice.
• Place juice and first lot of sugar in a pan, bring to the boil
and reduce liquid by half. Thicken liquid with cornflour
dissolved in water, add drained cherries and stir to combine.
• Grease 6 individual souffle dishes and sprinkle lightly with
sugar. Spoon in cherry mixture and set aside.
• Melt butter in pan, stir in flour and cook over low heat for
1 minute. Remove from heat, stir in milk and return to heat,
stirring until smooth and thick. Remove from heat and stir in
chocolate, sugar, coffee, kirsch and vanilla and mix well until
smooth.
• Quickly stir in egg YOLKS and transfer mixture to a large
bowl.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, add 1 tblsp sugar
and beat until firm. Fold lightly into chocolate mixture. Pour
into prepared dishes, place on an oven tray and into a
moderate oven (360F) for 15 minutes or until well risen.
• Dust with sifted icing sugar and serve immediately.