I was browsing my recipes, to find something not too loaded with calories, not too fussy, not too much. I have to tell you that I have lots and lots of recipes. My husband makes fun of me and he says that, if every day I cooked a different recipe, it would take me 5 years to exhaust my resources. Yes, I like to collect all recipes that seem interesting and tasty. I have set a target to make each one of them at least once during my lifetime. I do not know how realistic this is, but I will definitely give it a try. Nevertheless, I have a small problem. Most of the times I cannot follow a recipe precisely and recreate it as it is written by the author. I always improvise, while I am in the process of making it.
The same happened with this recipe. I studied the recipe and then I started adding things. Anyway, the result rewarded me. This is a versatile recipe and, as I realized during the process, you can add practically anything you want in the base of cream cheese, flour and eggs. Meaning that, you can add different cheeses, or change the herbs, or even add peppers or ham or, or, or. In this, I added cheddar cheese and since I did not have fresh thyme, oregano and basil I used dried. Next time I will add feta cheese and perhaps a pepper. I am sure it will taste very good. Anyway, enough with talking, let’s cut to the chase. The original recipe can be found in the Greek site of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
Soufflé with Cream Cheese
Ingredients
200 gr. Philadelphia light
2 eggs, separated the yolks from the whites
25 gr. all purpose flour
¼ tsp dried thyme
¼ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried basil
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1 tsp fresh dill, finely chopped
salt and pepper
Instructions
In the mixer lightly beat the cream cheese with the yolks.
Add the flour, cheddar, salt and pepper, dill and the dried herbs.
In the meantime in another bowl whisk the whites to become a meringue.
Throw the meringue to the cream cheese batter and incorporate gently.
Butter and flour five soufflé ramekins and divide the batter equally to them.
Bake in a preheated oven at 175° C /350° F 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
Serve immediately.
Soufflé with Cream Cheese
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Appetizer
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
- 200 gr. Philadelphia light
- 2 eggs, separated the yolks from the whites
- 25 gr. all purpose flour
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- ¼ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 tsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- salt and pepper
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
- In the mixer lightly beat the cream cheese with the yolks.
- Add the flour, cheddar, salt and pepper, dill and the dried herbs.
- In the meantime in another bowl whisk the whites to become a meringue.
- Throw the meringue to the cream cheese batter and incorporate gently.
- Butter and flour five soufflé ramekins and divide the batter equally to them.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 175° C /350° F for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
- Serve immediately.
Σουφλέ με Τυρί Κρέμα και Μυρωδικά
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Κατερίνα
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Ορεκτικό
Ingredients/ Συστατικά
- 200 γρ. τυρί κρέμα
- 2 αυγά, χωρίζουμε τους κρόκους από τα ασπράδια
- 25 γρ. αλεύρι για όλες τις χρήσεις
- ¼ κ.γ. ξερό θυμάρι
- ¼ κ.γ. ξερή ρίγανη
- ½ κ.γ. ξερό βασιλικό
- 1 φλυτζάνι τυρί τσένταρ τριμμένο
- 1 κ.γ. φρέσκο άνιθο, ψιλοκομμένο
- Αλάτι και πιπέρι
Instructions/ Εκτέλεση
- Στο μίξερ χτυπήστε ελαφρά το τυρί κρέμα με τους κρόκους.
- Προσθέστε το αλεύρι, το τσένταρ, αλάτι και πιπέρι, τον άνηθο και τα μυρωδικά.
- Στο μεταξύ, σε άλλο μπολ χτυπήστε τα ασπράδια σε μαρέγκα.
- Ρίξτε τη μαρέγκα στο μίγμα του τυριού και διπλώστε.
- Βουτυρώστε και αλευρώστε 5 φορμάκια του σουφλέ και μοιράστε το μίγμα σε αυτά.
- Ψήστε σε προθερμασμένο φούρνο στους 175° C για 20 με 25 λεπτά ή μέχρι να πάρουν χρώμα.
- Σερβίρετε άμεσα.