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Chocolate soufflés

(2 soufflés of 4 portions each)

Ingredients
1 oz/30 g flour
1 oz/30 g cornflour
2 oz/60 g butter
2 oz/60 g castor sugar
1 cup milk
5 egg whites
5 egg yolks
2 oz/60 g grated chocolate

What to do:

-Grease the soufflé or cocotte dishes with melted butter and coat the sides evenly with sugar.
-Boil the milk in a saucepan.
-Beat the butter to a cream. Add the sugar and beat well.
-Add the flour & gently mix it into the butter/sugar mixture.
-Pour in the boiling mix slowly, stirring vigorously to get a perfectly smooth mix.
-Return to the pan and, stirring continuously, cook the mix for a few minutes. Add the chocolate.
-Remove it from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
-Add the egg yolks individually, beating each well into the mixture.
-Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, blend some carefully into the mixture first to soften it, and then very carefully fold in the remainder. Do not overmix.
-Fill the moulds 3/4 full.
-Bake in an oven set at 400ºF/204ºC for 20-25 minutes.
-One minute before they are done, sprinkle the tops with icing sugar (don't keep them out of the oven for long) and finish cooking (this will give the tops a nice glaze)
-Serve immediately in the ramekin.