HOT ORANGE AND CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE

Preparation Method :

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan. When butter has melted remove the pan from heat. Stir in the flour, then cook gently for a minute.
• Gradually stir in milk off the heat, then whisk continuously over medium heat until mixture is thickened.
• Stir in orange rind and juice. Stir in half of the sugar and scatter remaining sugar over the top.
• Grease 2-litre soufflé dish with melted butter. Preheat oven to 190°C / 375°F / gas mark 5.
• Beat egg yolks into cooled soufflé mixture one at a time. Whisk whites until stiff. Stir a spoonful whites into soufflé mixture before folding in the rest.
• Pour mixture into soufflé dish. Cut through mixture about 1 inch from edge. Bake for 40 minutes or until firm on top. Drizzle melted plain chocolate over soufflé.