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Pumpkin and Parmesan soufflé

Pumpkin and Parmesan soufflé

  • Main course
  • Autumn

Pumpkin purée folded with whisked egg whites and baked in individual moulds.

Active time30 min

Cooking30 min

Total1 h

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Ingredients

  • 600 g pumpkin
  • 30 g butter
  • 2 tbsp crème fraîche
  • 250 ml milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 50 g grated Parmesan
  • 1 tbsp wheat flour
  • 2 pinches of ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch of ground pepper — optional
  • 1 pinch of salt — optional

Preparation

  1. Peel and deseed the pumpkin, dice and cook in the milk for about 15 minutes until tender. Drain thoroughly and mash.

    600 g pumpkin
    250 ml milk
    • knife
    • peeler
    • chopping board
    • saucepan
    • colander
    • potato masher
  2. Heat the oven to 240 °C. Butter then flour individual soufflé moulds, dividing the listed butter and flour between them.

    30 g butter
    1 tbsp wheat flour
    • oven
    • individual soufflé moulds
    • pastry brush
  3. Separate the eggs. Mix the yolks, crème fraîche, Parmesan and nutmeg into the cooled purée. Add optional salt and pepper. Whisk the whites until firm and fold in gently.

    2 tbsp crème fraîche
    3 eggs
    50 g grated Parmesan
    2 pinches of ground nutmeg
    1 pinch of ground pepper — optional
    1 pinch of salt — optional
    • mixing bowl
    • bowl
    • electric whisk
    • spatula
  4. Divide between the moulds. Bake for 5 minutes at 240 °C, then lower to 180 °C and bake for another 10 minutes, until risen and set. Serve immediately.

    • oven
    • individual soufflé moulds
    • oven gloves

Allergens

  • Eggs
  • Gluten
  • Milk
Sources and credits

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Pumpkin and Parmesan soufflé