Potato Souffle

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled and cut in 2 inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup cream
• salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh herbs (parsley, thyme, tarragon, etc.)
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, shredded (measured after shredding)

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes in salted water until tender. drain and mash.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f butter a 6 cup souffle dish.
• 3 cook the butter and onion over medium heat until soft (4 - 5 minutes), add to the mashed potatoes. stir in the egg yolks, and creams. season with salt and pepper. add herbs and parmesan cheese, and stir until smooth.
• 4 beat the egg whites until stiff, glossy peaks form. stir 2 tbsp of the egg whites into the potato mixture to loosen it, then fold in the rest of the egg whites.
• 5 pour the mixture into the buttered souffle dish, and bake until golden brown - 20 to 25 minutes. start checking after 15 minutes.