Rhubarb Soufflé Food

RHUBARB SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Place the rhubarb, orange juice, 3 Tbsp of the caster suage and the mixed spice in a pan and bring to the boil; simmer for 4 minutes until tender and thickened. Sir in the strawberries and set aside.
• Beat the egg yolks and remaining caster sugar until pale, then stir in the orange zest. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff. Fold the egg yolks carefully into the whites.
• Pre heat the grill to medium. Melt the butter in a 23cm frying pan and spoon in the egg mixture so that it covers the base. Cook over a gentle heat for a few minutes until golden underneath and beginning to set, then grill for 1 minute until golden and puffy.
• Slide the souffle onto a serving plate and spoon some of the fruit and sauce over half of it. Fold over and dust liberally with icing sugar. Serve in wedges with extra fruit and a spoonful of creme fraiche.

RHUBARB AND CUSTARD KINDA SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and put in a baking sheet to heat up.
• Put the rhubarb into a saucepan with the 1/3 cup of sugar. Put a lid on the pan and simmer gently for about 10 minutes, until the rhubarb is soft. Put aside and leave to cool completely.
• Get yourself 6 ramekin dishes and rub their insides with the butter. Put the gingersnap cookies into a sandwich bag, tie a knot in the top and smash the cookies with a rolling pin or the bottom of a pan to make quite fine crumbs. Dust the insides of the buttered ramekins with the smashed cookies, then shake out any excess crumbs and keep them for later. (You can put the dishes into the refrigerator at this point until you're ready to put your souffles together.)
• Blob a tablespoon of the cooled stewed rhubarb into each ramekin dish. Mix the rest of the rhubarb with the custard, the egg yolk and the flour. In a large, clean bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until you have soft peaks. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and whisk on a high speed until the whites are very stiff - this should take about 3 minutes.
• Working gently, fold 2 spoonfuls of the stiff egg whites into the rhubarb mixture. Tip this into the bowl containing the remaining egg whites and fold together very carefully. Divide the mixture between the ramekins and level the tops. Wipe the rims of the dishes clean.
• Remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and place the ramekins on it. Put back into the preheated oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the souffles are a lovely golden color and have risen nicely. Serve immediately, sprinkled with your leftover gingersnap crumbs.
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FROZEN RHUBARB AND WHITE CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE

Steps:

• THE RHUBARB: Simmer rhubarb, sugar and vanilla until soft.
• Puree, then set aside to cool.
• THE MOUSSE: Prepare 6 x 4oz ramekins by wrapping outsides with parchment or waxed paper rings to stand 2 inches above the ramekin's lip.
• Secure parchment with an elastic band or string.
• Over a pot of simmering water (or in a microwave) melt chocolate and set aside to cool. (Keep water simmering on stove.)
• Whip cream to soft peaks and chill.
• Over simmering water,whisk together egg yolks, water, brandy and 2 tbsp sugar for 2 minutes to warm eggs.
• Remove from simmer, and whisk chocolate into egg yolk mixture.
• Let mixture sit until at room temperature.
• Fold in whipped cream in two additions just until incorporated.
• Whip egg whites to medium-peak, and add the remaining 1 tbsp of sugar and a dash of salt.
• Fold one third of the egg-whites into mousse followed by the remaining two thirds.
• Quickly fold in the rhubarb.
• Spoon mousse into the ramekins, filling up over the edge of each ramekin.
• Freeze overnight- or at least 6 hours.
• TO ASSEMBLE: Simply remove the parchment/waxed paper and garnish the frozen mousse (what IS the plural of"mousse"?) with a few fresh berries.