Welsh Rarebit Souffle

This, if you've got the time, is a Welsh rarebit with a difference. It's rich golden brown, light and puffy.

Serves 3

This recipe is taken from Delia Smith’s Complete Cookery Course and Delia Smith’s Complete Illustrated Cookery Course.

Welsh Rarebit Souffle

Ingredients
½ oz (10 g) butter
½ oz (10 g) flour
6 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon French mustard
a dash of Worcestershire sauce
a little cayenne pepper
2 eggs, separated
1 oz (25 g) strong Cheddar cheese, grated
1 oz (25 g) Parmesan cheese, grated
6 slices white bread (cut medium thick) from a small loaf
salt and freshly milled black pepper

Method

First melt the butter in a small saucepan, blend in the flour and cook for a minute or two before adding the milk very gradually, stirring all the time. Let the mixture bubble for 2 minutes, take the saucepan off the heat and stir in the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, a little cayenne, some salt and freshly milled pepper. Next beat the egg yolks, stir them into the sauce and leave it on one side to cool for a minute.

Now toast the bread on one side. Then beat the grated cheeses into the sauce mixture. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and, using a metal spoon, carefully fold them into the cheese mixture. Cover each slice (on the untoasted side) liberally with the cheese mixture. Pop the slices under a medium grill and when the tops are golden brown, light and puffy, serve at once.

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