KitchenMagician's Recipe

SOUFFLE - AMARETTO CHOCOLATE

Category: Puddings, Tortes & Trifles

Makes 6 servings.

granulated sugar
1 c. whipping cream
3 T. amaretto
6 sq. semisweet chocolate, chopped (6 oz.)
3 egg yolks
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
5 egg whites
3 T. granulated sugar
6 T. crushed Amaretti cookies
powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400F.
Butter six 3/4-cup ramekins; dust with granulated sugar. Place on baking sheet.
In a medium bowl, whisk 1/2 cup of the whipping cream and 1 tablespoon of the Amaretto to soft peaks. Transfer to refrigerator.
In a medium bowl, set over saucepan of simmering water, stir the remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream and chocolate until melted and smooth; remove from over water.
Whisk in yolks, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons Amaretto and vanilla and almond extracts.
In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually add 3 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff but not dry.
Fold whites into chocolate mixture in 2 additions.
Fill each ramekin to halfway; sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon cookie crumbs and top with remaining souffle batter.
Sprinkle each ramekin with an additional 1/2 tablespoon cookie crumbs.
Bake at 400F about 13 minutes, or until puffed and set; dust each with powdered sugar.
Serve immediately with whipped cream to garnish.