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You have found the recipes that will
rise for the occasion. With these recipes, your culinary imagination will
reach new heights.
Nothing means celebration like a soufflé. Every
now and then, a special occasion calls for a truly spectacular dish. Nothing
elicits excitement at the table as does a well prepared soufflé.
Soufflés are elegant, airy, and full of flavor. They are among the
most dramatic dishes in the culinary repertoire, but are neither difficult nor
complicated to make. In fact, soufflés are simple to make. Cold
soufflés can wait and come to the table when you and your guests are
ready. Hot soufflés require good timing. Once they have risen , they
must be eaten without delay. So, mealtimes should be planned appropriately.
There are more myths surrounding soufflés than any other food concoction
created on this planet. Have you ever observed restaurant menus? Even the
finest food establisments rarely feature any kind of soufflés.
Occasionally, there may be a dessert soufflé as special of the day.
Since most of the finest restaurants in the world won't serve you a
soufflé, here, you have the most compelling opportunity to celebrate,
and gloat. Let's clear the smoke surrounding any soufflé. With the right
recipe, soufflés don't fall or flop before they reach the table.
The science of a
soufflé is relatively simple: The egg whites uncoil their
spiral-shaped proteins as they are beaten; these proteins latch onto one
another and create a microscopic web of trapped air bubbles. When the
soufflé batter is heated in the oven, the air bubbles expand and give
the soufflé its almost gravity-defying structure. Once it is out of the
oven, you have only a few minutes to impress the people at your table before
the air bubbles contract. |