788. Omelette Soufflé

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849
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The Modern Housewife
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Instructions (11)
  1. Break six eggs, place the yolks in one basin and the whites in another.
  2. Add to the yolks three tablespoonfuls of lump sugar, half one of fecule of potato or wheat flour, and ten drops of orange-flower water; beat well together.
  3. Whip the whites, beginning rather slowly at first, increasing by degrees, until it forms a stiff froth.
  4. Gently beat the yolks into the whites, adding the yolks very gradually.
  5. Butter a silver or plated dish well (or tin if neither is available).
  6. Place the mixture on the prepared dish.
  7. Put the dish into a hot oven.
  8. Check if the mixture is rising; if so, run a knife around it.
  9. Sift some sugar on top.
  10. Place the dish back in the oven.
  11. Serve immediately when well raised.
Original Text · last edited 12 days ago
788. Omelette Soufflé.—Break six eggs, place the yolks in one basin and the whites in another; add to the yolks three tablespoonfuls of lump sugar, half one of fecule of potato or wheat flour, and ten drops of orange-flower water; beat well together; whip the whites, beginning rather slowly at first, increasing by degrees, until it forms a stiff froth; then add the yolks, very gently beating up the whites as you add it: have ready a silver or plated dish (for want of either, use tin), and butter it well; place the mixture on it, and put it into a hot oven; look that it rises; if so, run a knife round it; sift some sugar on it, place it in the oven again, and serve, when well raised, immediately.
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