LIME, GINGER AND VANILLA SOUFFLé
LIME, GINGER AND VANILLA SOUFFLé
LIME, GINGER AND VANILLA SOUFFLé

Ingredients
  • 3 free-range egg whites
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 100ml/3½fl oz milk
  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • plus extra for greasing
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • ¼ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 limes
  • zest only
  • icing sugar
  • for dusting
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and place a baking tray in the oven to heat.
  • In a large bowl whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gradually add the sugar and continue whisking until light and fluffy. Stop when the mixture is thick enough to leave a ribbon-like trail when the whisk is lifted.
  • Heat the milk in a small saucepan to scalding point. Add the 25g/1oz butter and allow it to melt
  • then add the cornflour
  • ground ginger and vanilla extract. Whisk until thick. Pour into a large bowl and mix in the lime zest.
  • Spoon a little of the egg white mixture into the lime and ginger mixture and mix well. Carefully fold in the rest of the egg white mixture
  • making sure to maintain the volume.
  • Fill two greased ramekins with the mixture and place on the hot baking sheet and into the oven. Cook for 10 minutes until the soufflés have risen.
  • To serve
  • place the soufflés on the centre of a plate and dust with icing sugar.