Cointreau Souffle Food

COINTREAU SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heavily butter 6 1/2 -cup capacity ramekins.
• Beat the egg yolks with the confectioner's sugar, and the orange juice and zest until thick and creamy. Add the vanilla and cointreau and beat well. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until sof peaks form. Carefully fold them into the egg yolk mixture. Divide among prepared ramekins and place them on a rimmed baking pan; bake for 15 minutes or until puffed and golden.
• Meanwhile, place all the ingredients for the syrup in a medium saucepan. Mix well and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Pour through a fine sieve into a clean saucer and serve with souffles.

ICED SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Cut a piece of waxed paper long enough to wrap round a 1-1/2-quart souffle dish and wide enough to extend 4 inches above rim. Place inside dish; fasten with tape.
• In a small bowl, soften gelatin in water, 3 to 5 minutes.
• In top of a double boiler, beat egg yolks; stir in 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar and gelatin mixture. Place over hot water; stir constantly until mixture cooks and resembles thick cream.
• Pour into a large bowl; stir in coffee and liqueur.
• Refrigerate 30 minutes or until mixture has consistency of thick egg whites.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar until stiff but not dry.
• Gently fold beaten egg-white mixture into partially set coffee mixture. Refrigerate about 30 minutes longer.
• Whip cream with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff; fold into chilled coffee mixture.
• Spoon mixture into prepared souffle dish. Freeze at least 4 hours. Do not freeze overnight because mixture will develop ice crystals.
• To serve, sift cocoa powder over top of souffle, if desired; remove waxed paper.