Generously butter an 8-inch soufflé
dish; coat with sugar, shaking out excess. Set aside.
Heat oven to 375 degrees. In mixer bowl, beat cheese,
1/3 cup granulated sugar, 3 of the eggs and 1 egg
yolk, crumbs, flour and extract to blend thoroughly.
With clean beaters, in small bowl beat the remaining
egg white until stiff but not dry; gently fold into
cheese mixture. Pour into prepared dish. Bake in center
of oven 40 to 45 minutes until lightly browned and
edges begin to pull away from side of dish. Cool on
rack about 3 minutes until soufflé begins to
fall. Loosen edges with knife and invert onto serving
plate with wide rim; sprinkle with almonds and dust
with powdered sugar. Surround with Amaretto Strawberries.
Serve warm, cut into wedges. Top each serving with
amaretto Strawberries. Makes 8 Servings
Amaretto Strawberries:
In bowl combine 2 pint baskets stemmed and sliced
California strawberries; 1/3 cup amaretto (almond-flavored
liqueur) and 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Toss to dissolve
sugar, cover and refrigerate up to 3 hours. Note:
If desired, 1/2-teaspoon almond extract can be substituted
for the amaretto.
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