Cheese & Scallion Puff
Cheese & Scallion Puff takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes from beginning to end. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 197 calories, 11g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. For 62 cents per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very affordable side dish. 8 people have made this recipe and would make it again. Head to the store and pick up pepper, dried egg whites, parmesan cheese, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Eating Well. With a spoonacular score of 37%, this dish is not so excellent. Try Bacon, Cheese, and Scallion Waffles, Scallion Cream Cheese Bites, and Scallion Goat Cheese Muffins for similar recipes.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 45 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 cup grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
5 large egg whites, at room temperature, or 10 teaspoons dried egg whites, reconstituted according to package directions
2 large eggs, separated
3 cups low-fat milk
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1 1/4 cups finely chopped scallions
1 cup yellow cornmeal
Equipment:
baking pan
sauce pan
oven
whisk
hand mixer
mixing bowl
spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375F. Coat a 3-quart souffl dish or similar baking dish with cooking spray.Bring milk and scallions to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisking constantly, slowly sprinkle in cornmeal. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture has thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Whisk in egg yolks, Parmesan, Cheddar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.About 45 minutes before serving, beat the 7 egg whites and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Whisk one-fourth of the beaten whites into the cornmeal mixture. With a rubber spatula, fold in remaining whites. Spoon batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top.Bake the puff until puffed and golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Serve immediately.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375F. Coat a 3-quart souffl dish or similar baking dish with cooking spray.Bring milk and scallions to a simmer in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
2. Whisking constantly, slowly sprinkle in cornmeal. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture has thickened, about 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
4. Whisk in egg yolks, Parmesan, Cheddar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper.About 45 minutes before serving, beat the 7 egg whites and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form.
5. Whisk one-fourth of the beaten whites into the cornmeal mixture. With a rubber spatula, fold in remaining whites. Spoon batter into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top.
6. Bake the puff until puffed and golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
7. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information:
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