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To make the pastry cream, bring 120 ml of the milk, the cream and sugar to a gentle simmer, and in a separate bowl whisk the egg yolks with the other 30ml of the milk, sift the flours into the mixture and whisk to form a smooth paste.
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When the milk and cream has reached a gentle simmer, pour it gently into the eggs to bring the temperature of the eggs up little by little, whisking as you go. Put the pan back onto the heat and continue whisking as you go, until the pastry cream thickens.
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Cook it for around 5 minutes so the flour flavor cooks off.
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You should end up with a thickish, smooth sauce. Chill until you need it.
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To prepare your ramekins, butter the molds evenly by brushing a little butter in the base of each mold and then continue brushing upwards around the mold using vertical strokes. Brush upwards to encourage the soufflé to rise evenly. If your mold has a rim, make sure the butter covers the inside of the rim as well. Chill the ramekins to set the butter for 2 minutes. Spoon the sugar into the first
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mold and turn it around, tipping the mold so the sugar covers the inside completely, do this over a dish to catch any that falls out.
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Pour the excess into the next mold and repeat until you have covered all of them. Chill the molds until you need them.
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Scrape the passion fruit seeds and pulp into a sieve and rub the pulp and juice through leaving the seeds behind. Add the mashed banana and mix it in well. This will make the base flavor so it should be quite strong.
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Start whisking your 4 egg whites in a bowl, add a few drops of lemon juice to help strengthen them, add the 50 grams of sugar, keep
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mixing until you have a thick shiny meringue.
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Put the pastry cream in a bowl, add the passion fruit mixture and whisk everything together.
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Add 1/3 of the egg white to start with and beat it in well with a whisk. This will ensure that the flavors are evenly distributed and loosen up the mix enabling you to fold in the remaining meringue. The mixture should be smooth and have no lumps. It is normal to loose some volume at this stage. Keep beating until the mixture is quite smooth and there are no lumps.
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Gently fold in the remaining egg white.
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At this point it is important to not lose the volume. The mixture should be soft and airy; it should not be too stiff. Fill each mold 3/4 full then tap the mold on the work surface to get rid of any air bubbles. Fill right up to the top. Flatten off the top of each by scraping across the surface with the blade of a knife. Clean the mold then run the tip of your finger around the inside edge of the mold to separate the
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mixture from the dish, this will stop the soufflé flopping over the edge of the dish as it rises.
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The soufflés can be stored in the fridge for 1- 1 1/2 hours before being baked.
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Pre heat the oven to 390 F. Put the soufflés on a baking sheet in the middle of the oven to cook for 15-20 minutes or until they rise.
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Don't open the oven door completely; you can have a little look but keep the temperature even. As long as the soufflés are cooked properly they won't sink straight away, give them a shake to make sure they are not too wobbly and check that the top looks cooked.
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Dust with icing sugar straight away and serve, accompanied by a Small glass of cubed mango and passion fruit pulp.