Mary Berrys Hot Chocolate Soufflés Recipes

MARY BERRY'S HOT CHOCOLATE SOUFFLéS

Steps:

• Break the chocolate into pieces and put into a small saucepan with the meaured water and a few tablespoons of the milk. Heat gently, stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Add the remaining milk, stirring to blend.
• Melt the butter in a pan, add the flour, and cook, stirring, for one minute. Remove from the heat and gradually add the chocolate and milk mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring, until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the vanilla extract and caster sugar, and leave to cool.
• Beat the egg yolks into the cooled chocolate mixture. Lightly butter the individual soufflé dishes and set aside.
• Whisk the egg whites until stiff but not dry. Stir one large spoonful of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then carefully fold in the remainder. Divide the mixture among four 300 millilitre soufflé dishes.
• Place on a hot baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 190°C/gas mark 5 for 40 to 45 minutes until the soufflés are well risen and firm. Dust with sifted icing sugar. Serve the soufflés at once. Recipe: Mary Berry's Winter Cookbook (iTunes)

HOT CHOCOLATE SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Place a heavy baking tray on the middle shelf of the oven.
• Grease a 14x8cm (1.2 litre/2 pint) soufflé dish with butter and dust with caster sugar. Make a collar for the soufflé dish by folding a 50x30cm/20x12in piece of baking parchment 4 times lengthways (to make a 7½cm/3in deep collar). Wrap it around the top of the dish and secure with string.
• For the crème pâtissière chocolat, melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
• Pour the milk and cocoa powder into a heavy-based pan and bring gradually to the boil. Remove from the heat and leave to cool for 30 seconds. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and caster sugar until pale, then whisk in the plain flour. Pour the chocolate milk onto the eggs, whisking continuously, then pour back into the pan.
• Bring back to the boil, whisking continuously over a medium heat and cook for 1 minute until thickened. Remove from the heat and whisk in the melted chocolate. Spoon the crème pâtissière chocolat into a bowl, cover the surface with cling film to prevent a skin forming and leave to cool to room temperature.
• In a clean bowl whisk the egg whites to soft peaks. Add the sugar and continue whisking to a stiff and glossy meringue.
• Whisk one third of the meringue mixture into the crème patissiere chocolat, then fold in the remaining two-thirds using a large metal spoon. The mixture should be fairly loose.
• Pour the mixture into the souffle dish. Run your thumb around the interior rim of the dish to ensure a good rise. Bake on the preheated baking tray for 40-50 minutes, or until well risen and springy to touch.