How Do You Make A Chocolate Souffle?
Here’s how to make a perfect, fluffy Chocolate Souffle! • Preheat oven to 375 F. Try to use the center rack. Remove any racks above the center one to give the souffle room to rise. • Coat the inside of a 1.5 quart souffle mold with butter. Add some sugar and tilt to coat all inside surfaces. • Using a double boiler over high heat, melt the chopped chocolate. Stir occasionally. It should be quite hot. • Place the egg whites, sugar, and lemon in another double boiler over boiling water. (Remember, the bottom of pot or bowl should not be touching the water.) Whisk until lukewarm. Remove from heat and use an electric mixer to whip the eggs to stiff peaks. Use a rubber spatula to fold the hot chocolate into the whipped eggs. How well you fold will affect the chocolate distribution in the souffle. Gently place the souffle mixture into the buttered and sugared mold. Fill to about one inch above the rim of the mold. (Yes, if you overfill the mold you will get a really high souffle.) Place in t
