Katks Famous Carrot Soufflé Surprise Recipes

CARROT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add carrots and cook until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and mash. Stir in margarine, vanilla extract and eggs; mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; stir into carrot mixture and blend until smooth. Transfer to prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 45 minutes.

KATK'S FAMOUS CARROT SOUFFLé SURPRISE

Steps:

• Mash 2 C cooked carrots with 4 T butter in a blender or food processor until all the lumps are gone. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and add to the carrot mixture.
• Mix well and add the sugar, milk and eggs. Pour into a 2 quart soufflé dish or a 8 x 8 by 2 1/2" dish. Bake 30 minutes at 325 degrees.
• Topping-mix the brown sugar, flour, hard butter and pecans until crumbly. Remove the casserole from the oven and cover with the topping. Return to the oven and bake an additional 30 minutes.
• Note-5 lbs of carrots usually make 4-5 cups of carrots. You can make this ahead and freeze-add all ingredients except the milk, eggs and baking powder. When ready to serve, thaw and add the final ingredients and bake as usual.

SURPRISE CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the carrots, sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually beat into carrot mixture until blended. Stir in the pecans. Pour 3 cups batter into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg. Spoon over batter. Top with remaining batter. , Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

SAM BEALL'S CARROT SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 2-quart soufflé dish or baking dish.
• Put the carrots in a large pot and cover with about an inch of water. Add a heaping tablespoon of salt and boil the carrots until they are tender enough to yield to the tip of a knife, about 10 minutes.
• Strain the carrots and purée them in a food processor. Put them in a large bowl; stir in the milk, cracker crumbs, cheese, onion, butter, cayenne, black pepper and remaining salt.
• In another bowl, beat the eggs until they are quite foamy. Using a whisk and a gentle touch, mix the eggs into the carrot mixture.
• Scrape the mixture into the buttered dish and bake for about 45 minutes, until the soufflé is slightly puffed, light golden brown and pulling away from the sides of the dish. Serve warm.