Chasen's Carrot Souffle

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 lbs carrots
• butter
• sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup apples or 1/4 cup orange juice
• 6 eggs, separated
• 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Recipe

• 1 slice carrots one inch thick and steam until very tender, about 15 minutes.
• 2 puree in a blender or food processor.
• 3 butter the bottom and sides of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• 4 sprinkle with sugar.
• 5 in a saucepan, cook onion in 1/3 cup butter over medium heat until tender, but not brown, about 2 minutes.
• 6 blend in flour, salt and nutmeg and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• 7 stir in milk all at once.
• 8 add brown sugar and cook,stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 blend mashed carrots and apple juice.
• 11 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 12 beat egg whites with cream of tartar in large mixing bowl at high speed until fluffy but not dry.
• 13 beat egg yolks slightly in small bowl.
• 14 blend small amount of hot carrot mixture into yolks.
• 15 stir yolk mixture into carrot mixture.
• 16 gently, but throughly fold yolk mixture into whites.
• 17 pour into prepared baking dish and gently smooth surface.
• 18 bake until puffy and delicately browned, 40 to 45 minutes.
• 19 serve immediately.