Chile Cheddar Pumpkin Souffles Recipes

PUMPKIN CHEESE SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F Bring a kettle of water to a boil and set aside. Spray 6 8-ounce ramekins with cooking spray.
• In a food processor or blender combine the pumpkin, cottage cheese, soy flour, brown sugar, egg yolk, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and pepper and puree until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping down the sides of the food processor once or twice.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk, combine all the egg whites and the pinch of salt and beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Pour the contents of the food processor into the whites and fold together until well blended. Spoon into the prepared ramekins and place 5 of the ramekins in a large roasting pan. Set the pan in the oven and pour in water to come 1-inch up the sides of the ramekins. Place the remaining ramekin in the pan and bake until puffed and browned about 35 to 40 minutes. Sift the powdered sugar over and serve.

PUMPKIN SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Separate egg yolks and whites. Place egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl. Place 2 of the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl reserve the third egg yolk for another use.
• Add pumpkin, milk, heavy cream, brown sugar, white sugar, molasses, whiskey, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and cloves to the 2 egg yolks; beat with an electric mixer until well blended.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add 1/4 of the egg whites to the pumpkin mixture; mix until well blended. Delicately fold in the remaining egg whites. Ladle into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and bake for 15 minutes. Turn to oven down to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until the surface no longer jiggles, about 15 minutes more. The total cook time should be about 1 hour. Turn off the oven.
• Leaving the souffle in the oven with the door ajar, for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.

PUMPKIN & HABANERO CHEDDAR SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place uncut pumpkins in large shallow dish and add 1/4 inch of water; cover tightly with foil and bake for 40 minutes, or until tender. Let cool.
• Reheat oven to 375 degrees F. With a paring knife, remove tops from pumpkins. Remove and discard seeds, then scoop out flesh, leaving 1/4-inch-thick shell.
• Place four cups of pumpkin flesh in mixing bowl. Separate eggs, stirring yolks into pumpkin flesh and placing whites in separate bowl. Stir flour and baking powder into pumpkin mixture, then stir in cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
• Whip egg whites into stiff peaks. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Spoon souffle mixture into pumpkin shells. Place on baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until puffed and set.