La Masias Cauliflower Souffle

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 head cauliflower
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup whipping cream
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 cook cauliflower about 4 minutes in boiling salted water, covered.
• 2 drain and chop finely.
• 3 melt butter; add flour
• 4 stir till smooth.
• 5 add milk and cream.
• 6 cook till slightly thickened on low, stirring.
• 7 take off heat; add cheese (withhold 2 tablespoons) salt and nutmeg. cool.
• 8 meanwhile, beat egg whites.
• 9 fold cauliflower into cream mixture.
• 10 fold in beaten yolks, but first add little cream mixture to temper eggs. fold in egg whites
• 11 pour into greased 1-quart baking dish.
• 12 sprinkle with 2 remaining tablespoons cheese.
• 13 bake 325°f for 30 minutes, or golden brown.