HOLLA!!!!!
My first souffle, people!
This post will be short and sweet, because I have a lot of cooking in my future (meaning things I am very far behind on). Mainly, to give myself a bit of street cred (HOLLA!), I'm cooking through CIA Baking and Pastry Book and I have lots of breads in my near future right now.
Badass. I know. Watch out for me on the street, I'll be wielding a French Baguette like no other.
So I just whipped up (HA) Dorie's Chocolate Souffle and added a bit of a hint of fall flavors by adding some chai spices (which are my favorite).
I melted some Valhorna 70%, whipped a couple of egg whites, mixed the two together, popped that bad boy in the oven, made my photo shoot "set" (seriously, I need better photo backgrounds/items/lighting), set up my camera, heard the buzzer, ran to the kitchen (really, which is only about 20 feet away), grabbed my souffles, ran back, set them up on the plate, got my camera and...
They had sunken. Bastards! Ruining my photo shoot. They were so tall and pretty. Now they were so short and flat. These were not the models I had cast! Imposters!
Tasty imposters, but imposters nonetheless.
Check out Susan of She's Becoming Doughmesstic for the recipe (and you'll love her site. Talk about a badass baker!) and check out the rest of TWD for some more steaming hot chocolatey models! Or else I'll beat you down with a Pullman loaf.
You totally mastered the art of making souffles, in my opinion - looks INCREDIBLE!!
Posted by: VeggieGirl | September 08, 2009 at 06:01 PM
Your souffles look wonderful! Beautiful shot on the top there. It was rather stressful trying to shoot these... I can actually see my souffle falling as I look through the photos I took.
Posted by: Sarah | September 08, 2009 at 06:29 PM
These look wonderful. They are difficult to photograph but even slightly deflated they still look great.
Posted by: Kim | September 08, 2009 at 06:38 PM
Yep, taste is what mattered here. I did a succession of photos of how quickly it "fell".
And dang, I just glanced down and saw those dern good lookin' tortillas with mushroom and THAT looks so good!
Posted by: Katrina | September 08, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Your souffles look awesome! I see no sinkage!
Posted by: Jennifer | September 08, 2009 at 07:59 PM
They look delicious girl!!!!!
Posted by: Eliana | September 08, 2009 at 08:32 PM
That looks so gorgeous. I have yet to try and make a souffle and I want to really bad. The first time I had a chocolate souffle, I was in dessert heaven. I'm bookmarking this.
Posted by: jenn | September 08, 2009 at 08:45 PM
Absolutely gorgeous! I have never made a souffle before, but I definitely need to give it a try. Yours looks absolutely amazing!
Posted by: Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction | September 08, 2009 at 08:54 PM
yikes-- a pullman could inflict some serious bruises! nice souffles, and nice flavor combo!
Posted by: steph (whisk/spoon) | September 08, 2009 at 09:01 PM
Congrats on your first soufflés! They're very pretty... whatever you say about them! lol
...and the picture is just fine, very vibrant, light and delicate.
Posted by: vibi | September 08, 2009 at 09:07 PM
What are you talking about! They look gorgeous! Love those photos! Now, I really wish I had made them. Just couldn't squeeze it in.
Posted by: Susan at SGCC | September 08, 2009 at 09:23 PM
I have been such a bad blogging buddy Teanna! I've missed your posts! I'm finally catching up on my commenting now. Your souffles look terrific. Love you photos! It was my first time making souffles this weekend. Who knew it was so easy??
Posted by: Tracey | September 08, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Perfect looking souffle, congrats!
Posted by: cheffresco | September 08, 2009 at 10:52 PM
Ooo great idea to bake through the CIA Baking and Pastry Book. I've never checked that book out. Look forward to seeing what you make!
Posted by: Ashley | September 08, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Huh??? These look awesome Teanna - check *mine* out if you want to see a fallen souffle. I LOVE your background and photo style!!! Love it! CIA??? I am going to have to check that out. These little souffles look perfect - truly. I hope you like them too - they're supposed to be light, but I'd like them a little more "pudding-like" - but that's just me. On to Turnovers!
Posted by: Mike | September 08, 2009 at 11:26 PM
Your first souffle looks awesome!
Mine deflated because I left them out for like 30 minutes . . DUH . . oh well. It still tasted good! :)
I am looking forward to True Blood's finale on Sunday! Woo hoo! ;)
Posted by: Sugar B | September 08, 2009 at 11:37 PM
Great looking first souffles! I love chai anything, so these must be super delicious.
Posted by: Judy | September 09, 2009 at 01:31 AM
They still look really light and airy even if they have already fallen. I love that you added chai spices that is such a great idea, even though I am trying not too think about fall. :) FYI.. I have a new site... ;)
Posted by: Cheri | September 09, 2009 at 08:45 AM
They look absolutely perfect not sunken at all ! You should see my model !!! Chai must be deliciousness !!! I'll give the address so I can risk meeting a baguette or other delight holder !
Posted by: natalia | September 09, 2009 at 09:06 AM
most impressive souffle debut, teanna! the regular, plain chocolate version sounds pretty good, but your addition of chai spices improves my opinion of it immensely!
Posted by: grace | September 09, 2009 at 09:17 AM