Amaretto Souffle Recipes

AMARETTO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400. Butter a 6 cup souffle dish and sprinkle with a little of the superfine sugar.
• Put the cookies in a bowl. Sprinkle them with 2 tbsp of the Amaretto Liqueur, and set aside.
• In another bowl, mix together the 4 egg yolks, 2 tbsp sugar and the flour.
• Heat the milk just to a boil in a heavy saucepan. gradually add the hot milk to the egg mixture, stirring.
• Pour the mixture back into the pan. Set over low heat and simmer gently for 3-4 minutes, or until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Add the remaining Amaretto liqueur. Remove from heat.
• In an extremely clean, grease-free bowl, whisk the 5 egg whites until they hold soft peaks (if not using a copper bowl, add the cream of tartar as soon as the whites are frothy). Add the remaining sugar and continue whisking until stiff.
• Add about one quarter of the whites to the liqueur mixture and stir in with a rubber spatula. Add the remaining whites and fold in gently.
• Spoon half the mixture into the prepared souffle dish. Cover with a layer of the moistened cookies, then spoon the reaming souffle mixture on top.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until the souffle is risen and lightly browned. Sprinkle with sifted confectioners' sugar and serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE-AMARETTO SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 400°F. Butter six 3/4-cup soufflé dishes; dust with sugar. Place on baking sheet. Whisk 1/2 cup cream and 1 tablespoon amaretto in medium bowl to soft peaks. Refrigerate whipped cream.
• Stir 1/2 cup cream and chocolate in medium bowl set over saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Remove from over water. Whisk in yolks 1 at a time, blending well after each addition. Whisk in 2 tablespoons amaretto and both extracts. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 3 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into chocolate mixture in 2 additions. Spoon enough batter into each soufflé dish to fill dish halfway. Sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon amaretti cookies. Top with remaining soufflé batter. Sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon amaretti cookies.
• Bake soufflés until puffed and set, about 13 minutes. Dust each with powdered sugar. Accompany soufflés with whipped cream. Serve immediately.
• *Available at Italian markets and some supermarkets nationwide.

FROZEN SOUFFLE AMARETTO (WINDOWS ON THE WORLD)

Steps:

• Crumble macaroon cookies into coarse pieces. spread crumbled macaroons in shallow baking pan and dry in 300-degree oven for 20 minutes, stirring once. Cool. Makes 1 cup crumbs.
• In a large bowl combine egg yolks, w hole eggs, and sugar; beat on high speed of electric mixer till thick and fluffy, and sugar is dissolved, about 6 minutes. Continue beating, gradually adding liqueur. By hand, fold in whipped cream and 3/4 cup of macaroon crumbs.
• Prepare six 6-oz. or 8-oz. individual souffle dishes with 1-inch buttered aluminum foil collars or a 1-quart souffle dish with a 2-1/2-inch buttered aluminum foil collar. Gently spoon souffle into dishes and freeze at least 4-6 hours.
• To serve, top with additional whipped cream and sprinkle with remaining macaroon crumbs. For prolonged storage, wrap frozen souffle in aluminum foil or seal in airtight containers.

FROZEN AMARETTO SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Prepare collar for 2-quart souffle dish by cutting strip of foil long enough to wrap around dish with some overlap.
• Fold in half lengthwise.
• Generously butter one side and sprinkle with sugar.
• Wrap around dish, buttered side in, letting foil extend 3½ inches above rim.
• Secure tightly with string.
• Add 1½ cups sugar, eggs and yolks to top of double boiler set over warm (not hot) water over low heat and stir constantly with whisk or rubber spat-ula until just warm, about 12 minutes.
• Transfer egg mixture to large bowl of electric mixer and beat until stiff, about 10 minutes.
• Blend in amaretto.
• Whip cream in another large bowl until soft peaks form.
• Gently fold cream into egg mixture, blending well.
• Pour souffle into prepared dish.
• Freeze until firm and set, at least 5 hours.
• To serve, let souffle soften in refrigerator 15 minutes.
• Spoon souffle onto individual plates.
• Garnish with fresh fruit and mint sprigs.