Cheats Cheese Souffle

  • Ingredients   for six
  • 100gm parmesan cheese
  • 40gm plain flour
  • 250ml milk
  • salt, pepper, grated nutmeg
  • 30gm butter
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 2 egg whites stiffly beaten
  • 350ml double cream

METHOD  Put the milk, flour,seasoning and butter in a non stick pan and whisk over a medium heat until smooth and thick. Leave to cool for a few minutes stirring then add half the grated cheese the egg yolks .and fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Butter six individual moulds or ramekin dishes and divide the mixture between them. Place in a deep roasting tin and pour boiling water into tin until halfway up moulds. Put in oven preheated to 160 (fan) for 15 minutes until firm and spongy to touch. Butter six individual gratin dishes and scatter with a little of the remaining cheese. Turn out the souffles carefully onto the cheese in the dishes. You can then leave these overnight in fridge loosely covered with clingfilm.       When ready to serve pour 2tbsps of double cream over each and scatter the rest of the cheese. Put in oven at160 (fan) for 15 minutes until puffed and golden. Serve immediately!!!!!