Panettone soufflé Recipe
- 200ml/7oz walnut liqueur
- pinch xantham gum
- 200ml/7fl oz orange juice
- 200g/7fl oz white wine
- 100g/3½oz honey
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 25g/1oz ground cinnamon
- 25g/1oz bergamot (optional)
- 25g/1oz raisins
- 25g/1oz dried figs, chopped
- 50ml/1¾fl oz orange liqueur
- 400g/14oz free-range egg whites (preferably pasteurised)
- flour, for dusting
- 600g/1lb 7oz panettone
- 12 free-range egg yolks
- 150g/5½oz sugar
- 200g/7oz white chocolate
- 100g/3½oz, plus extra for greasing
- 13 free-range egg whites
- For the walnut liqueur sauce, heat 150ml/5½fl oz of the walnut liqueur in a sauce pan and simmer until the volume of the liquid is reduced by half.
- Add the remaining liqueur and stir in a pinch of xantham gum. Set aside to cool.
- For the mousse, place the orange juice, white wine, honey, spices and orange liqueur in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the volume of the liquid has reduced by two-thirds.
- Place all the ingredients in an espuma gun and set the temperature to 50C/120F. (Alternatively, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form when you remove the whisk and then gently fold in the orange mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve.)
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- Butter and flour six 6cm/2½in soufflé ramekins.
- In a food processor blend the panettone to fine crumbs.
- Whisk the egg yolks with half of the sugar until thickened.
- Place the white chocolate and butter in a bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water (alternatively use a microwave). Stir occasionally until the chocolate and butter are melted.
- Place the egg whites and the remaining sugar in a bowl. Whisk with a handheld electric mixer until the mixture forms stiff peaks when the whisk is removed.
- Fold the cooled, melted chocolate into the egg yolk mixture, then fold in the panettone and finally fold in the whisked egg whites.
- Fill the moulds three-quarters of the way and bake in the oven for 6-7 minutes. Serve immediately with the mousse alongside and the sauce drizzled over.