Cauliflower Cheese Souffle

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 cups cauliflower florets
• 2 1/2 tablespoons butter (4 t if using gf flour)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour (i use kinnikinnick gf flour)
• 1 1/2 cups warm milk
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup gouda cheese, grated
• 6 eggs, separated (yolks in large mixing bowl; whites in medium)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 steam cauliflower until tender.
• 3 cool slightly and chop fine; set aside.
• 4 melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat.
• 5 whisk in flour and stir for a couple minutes or until golden.
• 6 remove from heat and slowly pour in the milk while beating with a wire whisk until very smooth.
• 7 return to heat and bring to a quick boil, then reduce heat to simmer.
• 8 add cheese and salt.
• 9 cook, stirring all the while, until thickened and smooth; remove from heat.
• 10 beat egg yolks, adding sauce slowly, then stir in cauliflower.
• 11 beat egg whites with electric hand mixer until stiff.
• 12 fold into mixture and spoon into a greased 2-qt souffle dish.
• 13 bake in a pan of hot water for 35 to 45 minutes.
• 14 serve immediately.