Hot Rum Souffle

Submitted by Lalaloob

"An impressive and spectacular souffle. Challenging, no doubt. Must be served immediately."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 ounces baking chocolate
• 1 1⁄2 cups hot milk
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons dark jamaica rum
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 pinch salt
• 5 egg whites
• 1 cup whipped cream

directions

1. Set oven to 375 degrees.
2. Prepare a 1 1/2 quart souffle dish by buttering and sugaring the dish and the top third of a paper collar**.
3. Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup milk. Add remaining milk. Melt butter and stir in flour and sugar. Add hot chocolate mixture gradually and stir over a low heat until the mixture starts to boil. Remove from the heat. Add rum.
4. Beat egg yolks.
5. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the chocolate mixture. Add remainder of chocolate mixture.
6. COOL.
7. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites taking care not to overmix.
8. Bake in a prepared souffle dish at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.
9. Dust heavily with sifted confectioner's sugar and serve immediately with whipped cream.
10. **SOUFFLE DISH.
11. To prepare your souffle dish: Butter the souffle dish and sprinkle sugar all around the bottom and sides. Tear off a piece of wax paper large enough to encircle the dish and allow a 2" overlap. Tie it around the outside of the dish with a piece of string. Fold the paper in half length ways. Butter and sprinkle the top third of the paper with sugar.