How To Easily Make Cheese Soufflé In Only Ten Steps

Cheese soufflé (for four servings) :

Preparation : 15 minutes

Cooking : 35 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 150g grated gruyère
• 60g butter
• 60g flour
• 40cl milk
• Ground nutmeg

Steps

• Preheat the oven to 180 ° C / 350 ° F (thermostat 6). Butter a gratin dish.
• Heat butter in a casserole dish, add the flour and stir quickly for 1 minute.
• Add the milk and whisk for a few minutes over low heat.
• Remove the casserole dish from the stove.
• Separate the whites from the yolks and beat the whites firmly until stiff. Add a pinch of salt.
• In the casserole dish, add the egg yolks one after the other. When done, add the gratred gruyère.

• Add a pinch of ground nutmeg and pepper. Don't salt too much because the grated gruyère is already salty.

• Add the egg whites while stirring slowly.
• Pour the whole mixture into the mold, up to 4 centimeters maximum from the edge.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the fan-assisted oven. Check the cooking from time to time.

Personal tips

If you have a hard time beating your eggs whites until stiff, simply add instant yeast to the mixture !

A dry white wine is highly recommended with your cheese soufflé.