Soufflé aux Fruits en Croustade (Fruit Soufflé in a Croustade)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- pâte sèche
- apple marmalade with vanilla
- fresh seasonal fruits
- Composition de Soufflé à la crème
- butter for the mould
- rum
Instructions
- Butter a low, round Croustade mould well and line it very thinly with pâte sèche.
- Spread a layer of vanilla apple marmalade in the bottom.
- On this arrange a varied garnish of fresh seasonal fruits cooked as for compote, divided into quarters if large; the mould is then half filled.
- Finish filling with a Soufflé à la crème mixture flavoured with vanilla.
- Cook in a moderate oven for about 25 minutes.
- Turn out carefully onto the serving dish.
- Pour a few spoonfuls of heated rum into the bottom of the dish and light it at the moment of presenting the soufflé.