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Halloween Soufflés

Cookbook
Author(s): Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Page 64
Course: Main Courses
pumpkin souffle
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1 reviews, average rating 3.0 / 5

friederike

13 years ago
3/5
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Nope, I didn't like it at all. It rose beautifully, but flavourwise, it wasn't balanced at all - too sweet and too eggy. I think part of the problem is that both pumpkins and eggs are sweet by themselves, and that wasn't counteracted properly; furthermore, the flavours were too patchy, a little pumpkin here, just egg there. The pumpkin chunks were quite big, I think it would have worked better if the chunks were much smaller, perhaps even grated.
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Zosia · 13 years ago
It looks beautiful - it's a shame the flavour didn't match the appearance. I considered cheating and using canned pumpkin puree which is less sweet than roasted.......do you think that and increasing the goat cheese would help balance the flavours?
friederike · 13 years ago
My husband actually just gave me feedback the moment I saw your comment. I have no idea about using pumpkin puree as I've never used it (I'm not American or Canadian :) ) - as long as you think it has the same texture like normal roasted and pureed pumpkin, I guess you can't go wrong. And yes, as you said, more goat's cheese might help, but don't use too much, it might add weight to the souffle (I never know if that's important in a souffle, but I imagine that it is). And add enough salt!
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