soufflés
Delicate risen dishes
Soufflés is the plural of soufflé, a light, puffy French dish made by folding beaten egg whites into a flavored base, then baking until risen.
Soufflés can be savory (cheese, spinach) or sweet (chocolate, Grand Marnier).
They're notoriously temperamental—a slammed oven door or slight misstep can cause them to collapse: The soufflés fell before we could serve them.
Looped wire mixer
- egg whitesClear ovoid protein
- foldingBending something over itself
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- ramekinSmall ceramic baking dish
bain-marie · cream of tartar · stiff peaks · gentle · timing · collar · separation · incorporation
France's chief city
- pâtisserieFrench sweet-goods establishment
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- bistroInformal small restaurant
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
Julia Child · Escoffier · Le Cordon Bleu · haute cuisine · classical training · Parisian · brasserie · culinary tradition
Light and well-ventilated
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- puffBrief burst of air
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
ethereal · pillowy · cloudlike · tender · gossamer · featherlight · spongy · fragile
Sweet from cacao seeds
- Grand MarnierOrange-infused French liqueur
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
orange · dessert · sugar · fruit · liqueur · pastry cream · powdered sugar · berry
whisk
Looped wire mixer
- egg whitesClear ovoid protein
- foldingBending something over itself
- beatenHaving lost a contest
ramekin · bain-marie · cream of tartar · stiff peaks · gentle · timing · collar · separation · incorporation · precision
Paris
France's chief city
- pâtisserieFrench sweet-goods establishment
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- bistroInformal small restaurant
Julia Child · cuisine · Escoffier · Le Cordon Bleu · haute cuisine · classical training · Parisian · brasserie · culinary tradition
airy
Light and well-ventilated
delicate · ethereal · pillowy · cloudlike · tender · gossamer · featherlight · spongy · fragile · soft
chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
- Grand MarnierOrange-infused French liqueur
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
raspberry · orange · dessert · sugar · fruit · liqueur · pastry cream · powdered sugar · berry · caramel
cheese
Fermented milk solid
crab · ham · asparagus · lobster · goat cheese · herbs · shallot · appetizer
expansion
Increase in scope
- leaveningSubstance causing dough expansion
- puffingLabored breathing, short bursts
- inflationSustained price level increase
volume · rise · lift · dome · peak · steam · trapped air · structure · collapse · height
soufflésbricks
Fired clay building units
lead weights · meatloaf · hardtack · casseroles · stews
souffléstoast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
dump cakes · boiled eggs · grilled cheese · scrambled eggs · casseroles
- chocolate souffleAiry baked cocoa dessert
- cheese souffleLight baked egg dish
- souffle dishTall-sided baking container