{"id":1963,"date":"2026-02-22T00:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2026-02-22T00:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T00:05:38","slug":"classic-cheese-souffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/classic-cheese-souffle\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Classic Cheese Souffl\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Classic Cheese Souffl\u00e9<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>3 tablespoons unsalted butter<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole milk (slightly warm)<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs (separated)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup grated cheese (Gruy\u00e8re, Cheddar, or any good melting cheese)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of nutmeg (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Prepare the Dish<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Butter a round glass or ceramic baking dish and lightly dust with flour.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Make the Base (B\u00e9chamel Sauce)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the flour and whisk for about 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add the milk while whisking to avoid lumps.<\/li>\n<li>Cook until the mixture thickens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Add Egg Yolks and Cheese<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Remove from heat.<\/li>\n<li>Quickly whisk in the egg yolks.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the grated cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Beat the Egg Whites<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.<\/li>\n<li>Gently fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture using soft upward motions to keep the air inside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Bake<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour the mixture into the prepared dish.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, until puffed and golden brown on top.<\/li>\n<li>Do not open the oven while baking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Serving Tip:<\/h2>\n<p>Serve immediately after removing from the oven. Souffl\u00e9 rises beautifully but will deflate quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Classic Cheese Souffl\u00e9 Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup whole milk (slightly warm) 4 large&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1965,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions\/1965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}