souffles
Baked egg puffs
Souffles is the plural of soufflé, a light, airy French dish made by folding beaten egg whites into a flavored base, then baking until it puffs dramatically.
Souffles can be savory (cheese, spinach) or sweet (chocolate, Grand Marnier).
They're notoriously temperamental—a slammed oven door or too-long wait can cause them to collapse: The souffles fell before we could serve them.
Small ceramic baking dish
- risenMoved upward already
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
fluffy · delicate · cheese · chocolate · Grand Marnier · bain-marie · folding · whites
Repeated striking blows
- foldingBending something over itself
- stiff peaksRigid whipped foam stage
- gentleSoft and kind
- timingArt of choosing moments
temperature · precision · collapse · deflate · rising · preheated · buttered · sugared
Formal display to viewers
- tablesideNext to seated diners
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
restaurant · fine dining · French cuisine · classical · romantic · special occasion · appetizer · dessert
ramekin
Small ceramic baking dish
oven · fluffy · delicate · cheese · chocolate · Grand Marnier · bain-marie · folding · whites · yolks
whipping
Repeated striking blows
- foldingBending something over itself
- stiff peaksRigid whipped foam stage
- gentleSoft and kind
timing · temperature · precision · collapse · deflate · rising · preheated · buttered · sugared · rotation
presentation
Formal display to viewers
- tablesideNext to seated diners
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
showstopper · restaurant · fine dining · French cuisine · classical · romantic · special occasion · appetizer · dessert · signature
- bakerybread, cake, cookie, muffins, donuts
- French cuisinebaguette, croissant, coq au vin, crepe suzette, croissants
- Baking Showcakes, pies, bread, cookies, pastries
- oven disheslasagna, pizza, casserole, roast chicken, baked potato
- white flour foodswhite bread, baguette, croissants, croissant, sandwich bread
- sweetscandy, candies, chocolates, chocolate, fudge
souffleshardtack
Imperishable unleavened wafer
fruitcake · bricks · lead weights · pound cake · bread pudding
soufflestoast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
boiled eggs · grilled cheese · scrambled eggs · pasta · instant oatmeal
- chocolate souffleAiry baked cocoa dessert
- cheese souffleLight baked egg dish
- souffle dishTall-sided baking container