Julia Child Strawberry Souffle Recipes

STRAWBERRY SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Remove wire racks from oven and place a baking sheet directly on oven floor. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Generously butter a 1 1/2-quart soufflé dish. Coat bottom and sides thoroughly with sugar, tapping out excess. To get the best rise, make sure there is sugar covering all of the butter on the sides of the dish.
• In a medium bowl, toss berries with 1/3 cup sugar and vinegar. Let stand for at least 30 minutes.
• Drain berries in a sieve set over a bowl, reserving juices. If less than 1/4 cup, add water to total 1/4 cup liquid.
• In a small saucepan, combine 2/3 cup sugar with berry juices. Bring to a boil over high heat, swirling occasionally, until sugar is completely dissolved. Cover pan and continue to boil until sugar reaches 235 degrees on a candy thermometer (soft ball stage), about 1 minute.
• Fold drained berries into hot syrup and bring mixture back to a boil, about 1 minute. Drain berries again, again reserving juices. Return juices to the saucepan and boil until thickened, adding any accumulated juices in the bowl of berries as you go, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat, fold in berries and lemon zest, and set aside to thicken and cool slightly.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites until foamy. Add salt and cream of tartar and gradually increase speed to high. Add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, a tablespoon at a time, and continue beating until egg whites hold stiff, glossy peaks. Immediately add berry mixture to one side of the bowl and quickly but delicately fold together. Transfer batter to prepared dish. Rub your thumb around the inside edge of the dish to create about a 1/4-inch space between the dish and the soufflé mixture.
• Transfer dish to baking sheet in the oven. Bake until soufflé is puffed and center moves only slightly when dish is shaken gently, about 10 to 12 minutes. Bake it a little less for a runnier soufflé and a little more for a firmer soufflé. Serve immediately.

JULIA CHILD FRESH STRAWBERRY SOUFFLE XXIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place rack on lower third of oven. Smear 21/2 quart soufflé baking dish with butter, roll 2 tablespoons sugar around in it to coat bottom and sides. Shake out excess.
• Hull and wash strawberries, slice them rather roughly and toss in large bowl with 1/3 cup sugar and vinegar. Let stand 1/2 hour so juices will exude. Drain in colander set over a bowl; reserve juice.
• Place 2/3 cup sugar in heavy bottomed 2-qt saucepan. Pour 1/4 cup juices drained from berries into pan. Set over high heat and swirling pan by handle bring just to boil. Remove from heat swirling until sugar is completed dissolved then return over high heat. Cover pan and boil 1 minute or so until bubbles thicken and sugar is at the soft boil stage.
• Fold 2/12 cups of drained sliced strawberries into hot syrup and bring to boil, folding, 1 minute. Drain strawberries through a sieve set over a bowl; reserve juices. Return juices in bowl to saucepan and boil rapidly until thickened; add any juices that have accumulated in bowl as you boil. Fold strawberries again into syrup, add grated lemon rind and set aside for a few minutes to thicken as the syrup cools.
• Beat egg whites slowly until foamy; beat in salt and cream of tartar and gradually increase speed to fast until egg whites form stiff, shining peaks. Sprinkling in remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and beat a few seconds more to stiffen them further. Immediately scrape strawberry mixture into one side of the egg whites and rapidly but delicately fold them together.
• Turn mixture into prepared baking dish, either smoothing the top with a spatula or leaving it in its rather rough state and place in oven. Bake 10-12 minutes, until a skewer inserted into side of puff comes out almost clean. Serve at once.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM SOUFFLé RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚F (200˚C)
• Prepare an ice bath and place a strainer over a medium bowl. Set nearby.
• Make the crème anglaise: In a small saucepan, heat the milk, heavy cream, ¼ cup (50 g) of sugar, and the vanilla bean pod over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, until it begins to steam. Remove the pan from the heat.
• In a medium bowl, combine the egg yolks, remaining ¼ cup (50 g) of sugar, and the salt and whisk together. Continue whisking and ladle in the milk mixture. Once combined, return the saucepan to medium heat, begin to whisk the milk mixture, and slowly pour in the egg mixture.
• Cook the custard, continuously whisking to ensure the egg yolks don't cook on the bottom, for about 5 minutes, until it coats the the back of a spoon.
• Set the bowl with the strainer in the ice bath and strain the creme into the bowl. Whisk until cooled, about 5 minutes. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Add the strawberries, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and the lemon juice to a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the strawberries are softened but still vibrant red. Remove the pan from the heat.
• Strain the strawberry mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl. Use a spatula to press the berries through, making a strawberry puree. Discard the pulp and set the puree in the refrigerator to cool.
• Set 6 ramekins on a baking sheet and coat the insides with the softened butter. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar among the ramekins and shake each to coat the bottom and sides with sugar.
• Add the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt to a large bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat the whites on medium-high speed until foamy. Add the remaining ⅓ cup (65 g) of sugar in small increments, continuing to beat until the whites are stiff and glossy.
• Using a spatula, carefully fold in the strawberry puree.
• Fill each ramekin with the strawberry-egg white mixture and level off the tops with a butter knife. Run a clean thumb around the inside edge of each ramekin to allow the soufflés to rise properly.
• Bake the soufflés for 10-12 minutes, until the tops are light brown. Avoid opening the oven prematurely, so the soufflés don't fall.
• Serve the soufflés immediately with the crème anglaise poured over the top.
• Enjoy!