Healthy Desserts Recipes - Orange Soufflés

Ingredients

• cooking oil spray

• 1 tablespoon caster sugar

• 30g butter

• 1 1/2 tablespoons plain flour

• 1/2 cup (125ml) skim milk

• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind

• 2 tablespoons orange juice

• 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar, extra

• 3 egg yolks

• 2 egg whites

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Method:

1. Coat four 3/4-CUp (180ml) soufflé dishes with cooking oil spray, sprinkle bases and sides with sugar, shake off excess. Place on oven tray. Heat butter in medium pan, stir in flour; cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and bubbles.

2. Gradually stir in combined milk, rind, juice and extra sugar, stir until mixture boils and thickens. Pour mixture into medium bowl, stir in egg yolks.

3. Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form; fold gently into orange mixture in 2 batches. Spoon into prepared dishes; level tops.

4. Bake in moderately hot oven about 20 minutes or until soufflés are puffed. Serve immediately; dusted with a little sifted icing sugar if desired.