Name: Leerdammer Souffle Surprises
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

1 tsp English mustard.
3 eggs separated.
Salt and white pepper.
4 tbsp double cream
Surprise Fillings.
100g smoked haddock, 4 tbsp milk and 25g flaked almonds (optional) or 8 Peppadew sweet peppers,
1 tsp snipped chives.

STEP 1
To make the Souffles, thickly butter 4 individual souffle dishes.
STEP 2
Set oven to 180c, 160c fan, Gas 4.
STEP 3
Place the milk in a small pan with the onion and a little grated nutmeg and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat then sieve the milk into a jug, discarding the onion.
STEP 4
Melt the butter in a clean pan, and then stir in the flour. Slowly add the infused milk a little at a time, stirring constantly until you have a thick sauce.
STEP 5
Take the sauce off the heat and add the cheese and mustard, stirring until the cheese has melted. Season and stir in the egg yolks.
STEP 6
Whisk the egg whites until stiff and add 1/3 to the sauce to loosen it. Transfer the sauce into the remaining egg whites and fold them together very gently with a metal spoon.
STEP 7
To make the fillings either:
STEP 8
Chop the peppers into tiny pieces and mix with the snipped chives or poach the haddock in a little milk for a few minutes and flake.
STEP 9
Spoon the souffle mix into the buttered ramekins, spoon a little of your chosen filling into the centre and squash down into the mix with your finger.

Leerdammer Souffle Surprises