Dark Chocolate Soufflé

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1-1/2 oz covertures dark chocolate
• 2 heaping tbsp cocoa powder
• 5 egg whites
• 4 egg yolks
• 6 tbsp sugar
• Confectioners' sugar for garnish
• 6 pieces 3-inch soufflé dishes/ramekins coated with melted butter and sugar

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Work the flour into the butter, form into a roll, and break into small pieces.
3. Bring the milk, covertures, and cocoa powder to a boil. Stir in the flour-butter paste. Remove the hot, smoothly bound mixture from the heat and stir in 1 egg white. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and let cool until lukewarm.
4. Stir in the egg yolks one at a time. Whip the remaining egg whites with the sugar until soft. Stir a quarter of the egg whites into the batter, and then fold in the rest.
5. Spoon the mixture into molds and let stand in a pan of hot water (176 degrees Fahrenheit) with the water 1 inch below the rims. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, sift with confectioners' sugar, and serve immediately.