Passion Fruit Souffle Food

PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLéS WITH PASSION FRUIT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put a baking tray on the top shelf to heat up. Grease 4 x 150ml ramekins with butter and dust the insides with caster sugar to coat.
• Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until stiff. Add 1 tbsp of the sugar and whisk for 30 secs more until thick and glossy. In a separate bowl, scoop the pulp from 1 passion fruit into the custard, then fold in the whisked egg white. Spoon the mixture into the prepared ramekins and put on the hot baking tray. Bake for 15 mins until risen and golden on top.
• While the soufflés are cooking, make the sauce. Scoop the remaining passion fruit pulp into a saucepan, add the remaining sugar and simmer gently for 5 mins. Finally add a knob of butter and stir until melted. Pass through a sieve and serve in a jug with the hot soufflés as soon as they come out of the oven. Let your guests break a hole in the centre of their soufflé, then pour in the sauce.

PASSION-FRUIT SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Remove the lower racks of the oven and preheat to 410 degrees. Brush 6 1-cup ramekins with a thin layer of butter, then dust with sugar. Tap out excess sugar. Place the ramekins on a small sheet pan.
• Mix 1/4 cup sugar with the jam or apple peels until well combined. In a small saucepan, bring the passion-fruit purée to a boil. Add the sugar mixture and stir with a whisk. Lower the heat and bring to a steady simmer. Whisk continually for about 10 minutes, or until reduced by about one-fourth. Cool to room temperature and strain through a fine sieve.
• Make the base: in a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and 1/4 cup of the cooled purée. Add 3 tablespoons sugar and whisk to combine.
• In a mixer, whisk the egg whites until they are foamy and no longer increase in volume. Add the remaining 6 tablespoons sugar. Continue whisking until the sugar dissolves and the whites form shiny stiff peaks. Gently but rapidly fold the whites into the base.
• Pour the mixture to the top of each ramekin. Dust with confectioners' sugar and bake on the oven floor for 10 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. The soufflés should rise between 1 1/2 to 2 inches over the top of the ramekins. Dust again with confectioners' sugar if you choose. To serve, gently tap a small hole into the top of each soufflé and pour in a few teaspoons of the remaining passion-fruit purée.

PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees with rack in center. Generously butter inside and rims of four 6-ounce ramekins. Sprinkle with granulated sugar to coat insides of ramekins, shaking out the excess. Place ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet and refrigerate until needed.
• Bring milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium. Whisk together cornstarch and 1/3 of the passion fruit puree in a medium bowl until smooth. While continuing to whisk, slowly pour half the hot milk over passion fruit mixture; whisk until incorporated. Return passion fruit mixture to saucepan, and cook, whisking constantly, over medium until mixture thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and whisk in remaining passion fruit puree. Cover to keep warm, and set aside.
• Place egg whites and lemon juice in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment; beat on medium-low speed just until foamy. Increase speed to medium-high, and add granulated sugar, beating until soft peaks form. Add 1/3 of the egg white mixture to reserved passion fruit mixture, and whisk until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in remaining egg white mixture until just incorporated.
• Evenly divide passion fruit mixture among prepared ramekins, gently smoothing tops with the back of a spoon. Bake until puffed and lightly golden, 14 to 16 minutes. The surface of the souffles should be firm with centers that are slightly runny. Carefully remove baking sheet from oven. Dust tops with confectioners' sugar. Scoop a scant teaspoon from center of each souffle, and fill with passion fruit seeds and pulp. Serve immediately.

FROZEN PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Prepare ramekins:
• Cut paper into 6 (13- by 2 1/2-inch) strips. Wrap a strip tightly around outside of each ramekin to form a 1-inch collar and tape overlapping ends together. Arrange ramekins on a 9-inch baking pan.
• Make soufflés:
• Sprinkle gelatin over lime juice in a small saucepan and let soften 1 minute. Stir in passion fruit pulp and heat over moderately low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a metal bowl, then set bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and quick-chill mixture, stirring occasionally, until it begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.
• Heat sugar and water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, then wash down crystals from side of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water. Boil without stirring until syrup registers 238°F on thermometer, about 5 minutes.
• While syrup is boiling, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt in mixer at medium speed until stiff peaks form. Pour syrup in a slow stream down side of mixer bowl, beating constantly at high speed, and continue beating until meringue is room temperature, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Whisk cream in a chilled bowl until soft peaks form.
• Whisk one fourth of meringue into passion fruit pulp to lighten, then fold pulp into remaining meringue along with whipped cream. Spoon into ramekins, filling them 1/3 to 1 inch above rims.
• Freeze until firm, then cover with plastic wrap and freeze at least 2 hours. Let soufflés soften in refrigerator about 20 minutes before serving.
• *Available in Latino markets.

PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Make a collar for a 5 or 6 cup souffle dish by cutting 12" wide foil so it is 3" longer than the circumference of the dish, and folding foil lengthwise into thirds.
• Lightly butter and sugar one side of foil, leaving 3" on one end unbuttered.
• Attach foil, sugared side in, tightly around the outside of the dish so the foil extends about 2" above the dish, overlapping the unbuttered end.
• Tape to seal and set aside.
• In a small saucepan melt margarine or butter; stir in flour until completely incorporated into the butter.
• Add the fruit puree.
• Cook and stir constantly till thickened; remove from heat.
• In a large mixing bowl beat egg whites and vanilla till soft peaks form.
• Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar, beating till stiff peaks form.
• Fold about 1 cup of the meringue into the passion fruit mixture.
• Fold fruit mixture into remaining meringue.
• In a medium mixing bowl beat egg yolks till combined.
• Gently stir the hot mixture slowly into beaten egg yolks and set aside.
• Transfer the egg mixture to the prepared soufflé dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes or till a knife inserted near the centre comes out clean.

MANGO & PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLES

Steps:

• In a pan, heat the milk and cream with 1 tbsp of the 40g caster sugar. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks with the remainder of the 40g sugar, then whisk in the two flours, a third at a time. Slowly pour the scalded milk onto the yolk paste, whisking well. Return to pan and whisk over a gentle heat until thickened and smooth. Cook for 1 min, then spoon back into the large bowl. Cover with cling film and cool.
• Peel the mango, roughly chop the flesh and discard the stone. Soak the dried mango for 10 mins in hot water, then drain. Halve the passion fruits and scoop the flesh and seeds into a blender or food processor. Add the fresh and soaked mango. Blitz well until smooth. Mix in the alcohol. You should have around 550ml purée. Beat into the cooled egg mixture. Set aside until ready to bake. Can be kept in fridge for 2 days.
• Brush the insides of eight 150ml ovenproof dishes or ramekins evenly with the soft butter, using upward strokes. Coat well with half of the chocolate, shaking out excess, then chill to set.
• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Remove any grease from a large bowl, by rubbing with lemon juice, then whisk egg whites until thick and glossy. Gradually whisk in 100g sugar to form a glossy meringue. Beat a third into the fruit base, gently fold in the rest.
• Place the prepared dishes on a baking tray. Spoon the mixture into each dish right to the top. Scrape the tops level with a palette knife and sprinkle with remaining chocolate. Bake for 20 mins until risen and golden on top. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately - you may find it useful to use a fish slice to lift the hot dishes.

CREPES PASSION

Steps:

• Make pastry cream:
• In a large heatproof bowl whisk together yolks, sugar, and cornstarch (mixture will be very stiff). In a heavy saucepan bring milk and vanilla just to a boil. Add 1/2 cup milk mixture to egg mixture in a stream, whisking, and whisk until smooth. Whisk egg-milk mixture into remaining milk in pan and simmer, whisking constantly, until very thick, about 2 minutes. Transfer hot pastry cream to a clean heatproof bowl and cool, surface covered with buttered wax paper. Chill pastry cream at least 2 hours and up to 2 days. Whisk pastry cream before using.
• Make passion fruit sauce:
• Halve passion fruit crosswise and scoop flesh and seeds into a bowl. In a heavy saucepan combine sugar and 1 tablespoon water and cook over moderately high heat, undisturbed, until sugar begins to melt. Continue cooking mixture, stirring with a fork, until sugar is melted and syrup is golden. Remove pan from heat. Carefully add remaining water down side of pan and stir in passion fruit (caramel will bubble up and steam). Return pan to heat and simmer sauce, stirring, until caramel is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Add butter, 1 piece at time, stirring until incorporated and sauce is smooth. Sauce may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce over low heat before serving.
• Make crêpes:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl whisk together yolks and 3 tablespoons sugar until thick and pale. Sift flour over mixture and whisk until combined. Add 3 tablespoons butter and milk and whisk until smooth. In another bowl beat whites with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar until they just hold soft peaks and fold into milk mixture gently but thoroughly.
• Heat an 8-inch non-stick skillet over moderately high heat until hot and brush with some additional butter. (If skillet handle is plastic, wrap handle in a double thickness of foil.) Pour 1 cup batter into skillet, swirling to coat bottom, and cook until crêpe loosens from side of skillet and underside is pale golden, about 3 minutes. (Crêpe will be puffed, almost like a soufflé.) Transfer skillet to middle of oven and continue cooking crêpe until top is set, about 2 minutes.
• Put about 1/4 cup pastry cream in center of crêpe and fold in half. With a wide metal spatula carefully slide crêpe onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Makes 3 more crêpes in same manner with remaining batter and pastry cream, gently stirring batter occasionally so egg whites remain incorporated. Reheat crêpes in oven before serving.
• Dust crêpes with confectioners' sugar and serve with passion fruit sauce.

PASSION FRUIT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Position rack in lower 1/3 of oven and preheat to 425 degrees.
• Butter a 4-inch souffle dish, then dust with 1 tbl sugar.
• Refrigerate.
• Whisk together the egg yolks with 3 tbl of sugar until mixture is pale yellow.
• Whisk egg whites until foamy in a nonreactive bowl, add 1 tbl sugar and continue whisking until the whites hold soft peaks.
• Add 2 tbl sugar and beat until whites are glossy and stiff.
• Whisk 2 tbl of passion fruit puree into the egg yolk mixture, then fold in 1/4 of the egg whites.
• Carefully fold in the remaining egg whites until just incorporated (do not overmix) Pour into chilled soufle dish and smooth top with a spatula, Run the tip of your thumb around the inner edge of the dish to make a rim.
• Bake until browned on top.
• about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile mix together the remaining passionfruit puree and 1 tbl sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
• dissolve cornstarch in 1 tsp water, then whisk into sauce and cook until slightly thickened.
• When souffle is cooked, divide between 2 plates and spoon sauce around each serving.