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Butter an 8-cup (2 L) soufflé dish well and coat with
chopped pecans, and set aside.
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Wrap each potato in
aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet lined with
foil. Bake for about 1½ to 2 hours, until extremely soft.
Reduce oven temperature to 350°F (180°C).
Once sweet potatoes are cool enough to touch, split
down the middle and scoop out the insides. Place them
in the Cuisinart
®
mixing bowl. Insert the chef’s whisk. Be
sure to discard any dark or discoloured spots. Turn to
speed 4. Mix for about 2 minutes. Scrape bowl with
rubber spatula and turn to speed 4 for another 2
minutes, until sweet potatoes are completely mashed.
Separate the eggs. Place the whites in a separate
mixing bowl and add the yolks one at a time to the
sweet potatoes with the stand mixer running on speed
2. Add the remaining ingredients in the order listed
mixing on speed 3 until all of the ingredients are
completely incorporated.
Transfer sweet potato mixture to a separate large
mixing bowl. Wash and dry both the Cuisinart
®
mixing
bowl and the chef’s whisk thoroughly.
Place egg whites in Cuisinart
®
mixing bowl. Insert the
chef’s whisk. Turn to speed 9 for about 30 seconds.
Increase to speed 12 until stiff but not dry, just until
whites no longer slip when bowl is tilted, about 1½ to
1¾ minutes more. Remove bowl from stand mixer.
Fold the whites into the sweet potato mixture in 3
additions, using a large rubber spatula.
Pour sweet potato mixture into prepared soufflé dish.
Bake in preheated 350°F (180°C) oven for about
45 minutes until the soufflé is lightly browned on top
and puffed over the edge of the soufflé dish.
Serve immediately.
unsalted
butter
125 ml ½ cup chopped,
toasted
pecans
1.8 Kg
4 pounds sweet
potatoes or yams
3 large
eggs
30 ml
2 tablespoons
unsalted
butter
50 ml
¼ cup brown sugar
2 ml
½ teaspoon kosher
salt
5 ml
teaspoon orange zest
Makes one 8-cup (2 L) soufflé
A tasty side dish for your next holiday meal.
sweet potato
Soufflé