Halvah Souffle

Published July 19, 1994

Total Time
55 minutes
Rating
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Rozanne Gold

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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings
  • Softened butter and sugar to prepare souffle dish

  • 6 lady fingers

  • 7 ounces halvah

  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • Pinch of salt

  • 5 egg yolks

  • 2 tablespoons brandy

  • 1 cup milk

  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

  • 5 egg whites

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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

19 grams carbs; 152 milligrams cholesterol; 173 calories; 2 grams monosaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 6 grams fat; 101 milligrams sodium; 7 grams protein; 8 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter inside of 5-cup souffle dish and sprinkle with sugar. Line bottom with lady fingers.

  2. Step 2

    Crumble halvah and mix to smooth paste with a little water. Add cornstarch, one tablespoon sugar, pinch of salt, egg yolks, brandy and mix.

  3. Step 3

    Heat milk almost to boiling, then pour into halvah mixture, beating nonstop with fork. Sift in the flour, mix gently and let cool.

  4. Step 4

    Beat egg whites to stiff peaks with one tablespoon sugar. Stir a third into halvah mixture, then fold in the rest. Pour into souffle dish and place a round, buttered piece of foil on top. Bake 25 minutes (do not open door until finished). Serve immediately.

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Credits

Adapted from "Taste of Israel: A Mediterranean Feast" by Avi Ganor and Ron Maiberg, Galahad, 1993

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