Twice-baked Soufflés with Mimolette

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    individual soufflés
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Cheese: The World's Best Artisan Cheeses, a Journey Through Taste, Tradition and Terroir

By Patricia Michelson

Published 2010

  • About

You can prepare the soufflés in advance and freeze or chill until required, then in a matter of minutes you’ve prepared an impressive light supper or appetizer. I’ve used Mimolette, which is a hard cheese from Flandres, because its lovely orange colour lends a warmth to the soufflés.

Ingredients

  • 50 g ( oz ) unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 280 g (10

Method

  1. Brush the insides of 6 x 7.5 cm x 4 cm (3 x 1½ in) deep ramekins with softened butter, using even upward strokes, then chill and repeat again. Finely grate 85 g (3 oz) of the Mimolette, then use to coat the insides of the ramekins. Chill the ramekins again while preparing the soufflé mixture.
  2. Heat the milk, shallot, bay leaf and peppercorns in a medium-sized sa