Salzburger Soufflé

Preparation info
  • 4

    servings, approximately 250 calories and 8 grams of fat per serving
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef

By Bo Friberg

Published 2003

  • About

Anyone who has traveled in Austria and dined in Salzburg has certainly encountered this wonderful dessert specialty, in one form or another, under the name Salzburger Nockerl. Salzburger soufflé is basically a meringue, lightly baked and browned in the oven. It requires a delicate touch when folding in the egg yolks, and the dish must be presented immediately after baking, before the meringue begins to collapse. Like a hot soufflé, the nockerl (which means “little mountain” in