Three Cheese Souffles

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 1/2 cups swiss cheese, shredded
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a medium saucepan.
• 2 stir in flour; cook for 1 minute until bubbly.
• 3 gradually add milk, mustard, salt and hot pepper sauce; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 4 add cheeses; stir until melted.
• 5 remove from the heat and set aside.
• 6 in a small mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until thick and lemon colored, about 3-4 minutes.
• 7 add 1/3 cup cheese mixture and mix well.
• 8 return all to the saucepan; return to the heat and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• 9 cool completely, about 30-40 minutes.
• 10 in another mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• 11 add cream of tartar; continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• 12 fold into the cheese mixture.
• 13 pour into ungreased 1 cup souffle dishes or custard cups.
• 14 place in a shallow pan.
• 15 pour warm water into larger pan to a depth of 1 inches bake uncovered at 325 for 40-45 minutes or until tops are golden brown.
• 16 serve immediately.
• 17 *note* souffles can be made ahead and frozen. cover each dish or cup with foil and freeze. to bake, remove foil and place unthawed souffles in a shallow pan; add warm water to a depth of 1 inches bake at 325 for 60-65 minutes or until tops are golden.