cheese souffle

Puffy baked dish

A cheese soufflé is a light, puffy baked dish made by folding beaten egg whites into a cheese-flavored base.

The whipped whites create air pockets that expand in the oven, giving the soufflé its characteristic rise.

Notoriously temperamental—a soufflé can collapse if jostled or left too long after baking: The cheese soufflé fell before we could serve it.

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gruyere · risen · collapsed · whisk · French · classic French · French cuisine · delicate · golden · rise and fall · puffy · oven · airy · custard · double boiler · water bath · bechamel · folded

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G