Omelette Souffle Recipe

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From the Roger Sherman Inn, New Canaan, Connecticut.  Walter Maliszewski, chef

Difficulty: Easy
Serve Immediately
Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 8 eggs, separated
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon sweet butter
  • 8-10 ounces preserves
  • confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling

Instructions:

Note: Unless one is expert at making omelettes and/or has a restaurant range, it is best to halve the above recipe or use half the batter, and bake in a 7″ skillet.

  1. Preheat oven to 450°.
  2. Beat egg whites until stiff.
  3. Cream yolks with sugar.
  4. Fold whites into yolk mixture.
  5. With sweet butter, grease a 10″-11″ oven-proof skillet.
  6. Pour mixture into skillet and put in oven for 3 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and quickly spread with preserves.
  8. Fold omelette and bake an additional 3 minutes.
  9. Serve warm, sprinkled with confectioners’ sugar.