A pumpkin soufflé is a recipe. Pumpkin souffle for children

Pumpkin is a useful and tasty product that gives dishes not only the aroma of ripe autumn, but also a delightful sunny shade. This vegetable is perfectly combined with so many products, it can be used for cooking vegetable casseroles and stews, side dishes for meat and fish, soups and salads. No less organic pumpkin fits into a wide variety of desserts. From it prepare a stuffing for pies, jams and jams, sweet casseroles, soufflé, mousses and much more. It is difficult to find another product that would be as delicious in a spicy, salty and sweet form as a pumpkin.

Pediatricians claim that this vegetable is also suitable for children's menus. Souffle from a pumpkin will be a wonderful find for moms of small gourmets. This dish will appeal to older children and adults. There are a lot of variants of the recipe. Try the simplest of them, and you can complement them at your discretion.

How to choose a pumpkin

The ripe, most fragrant and beautiful pumpkin is sold on the farm market in September and October - during harvesting. But this unpretentious vegetable is well preserved, so you can easily find it on the shelves in the winter. In addition, there are early varieties - this vegetable ripens in the summer.

To prepare a delicious pumpkin souffle , the recipe of which does not contain sugar, choose a vegetable of a bright yellow shade. Orange and light yellow varieties are less sweet.

Pay attention to the condition of the peel. Softened areas may indicate deterioration of the product. In some shops you can buy a pumpkin, cut into pieces. So you can make sure that the flesh is dense and without damage.

Preparation

Before you start to cook a pumpkin soufflé, cut the vegetable into several large chunks. Cut off the skin - this can be done with a vegetable peeler. With a tablespoon, gently scrape out the entire fibrous soft core together with the seeds. By the way, if you immediately wash them and decompose dry, then you can fry. Pumpkin seeds are also very useful and tasty.

A simple recipe for pumpkin soufflé

The simplest way is to prepare a delicate and magnificent treat on the following recipe. Slice 100 g of pumpkin into pieces , bake in the oven until soft. 40 g of butter undermine, mash and add a couple of spoons of flour. Stirring, add 150 ml of milk in portions. At the very end, sweeten to taste (usually 2 tbsp).

Whip at high speed 2 protein with a small amount of citric acid.

Turn the pumpkin into puree. In it, pour the milk mixture, then the mashed yolks and mix. Then add the protein mass very carefully, using a spatula from the top down. Lubricate the molds with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour out a lot of them and send the molds to a warm oven. Bake the souffle about 20 minutes. Sufficient temperature is 175 ° С. Before serving, a pumpkin souffle can be dusted with powdered sugar, cinnamon, cocoa. As an addition to it, cream or a home-made custard is wonderful.

Pumpkin soufflé with apples

The ripe aromatic pumpkin is perfectly combined with apples. Therefore, in many recipes this wonderful tandem is found. And how to cook a pumpkin soufflé with apples?

We need:

• Peeled pumpkin - 200 g;
• Butter - 20 g;
• Apples - 2 pcs. Medium or large;
• Ground cinnamon - half a coffee spoon;
• Sugar - 1-1.5 tbsp. Spoons;
• Natural yogurt - 100 ml;
• Gelatin - 5 g;
• Water - 10 ml.

Cut apples, cut into slices or cubes. Pumpkin is also cut into small pieces. In a frying pan, melt the butter, send the apples to stew. After 5 minutes, when the apples are allowed to juice and become soft, add cinnamon and sugar. In the frying pan with apples, load and pumpkin. Cover with a lid and simmer on a small fire until soft. Time depends on the varieties of products, different will require different.

Then turn off the heat and allow to cool slightly. Then, transfer the ingredients to the blender. First add about 30 ml of yogurt and whisk until smooth, and then gradually add the rest of the yogurt without stopping to whisk.

In a bowl, mix gelatin with water, leave for 5-7 minutes. Then mark the container on the water bath, warm up, stirring. The gelatinous mass will soon become liquid. Gradually pour it into the puree, constantly whipping thoroughly. An important point to remember about: the contents of the blender should always be warm, otherwise the formation of grains is inevitable. They will not only spoil the look - a pumpkin and apples souffle will harden. The resulting mass left to pour on kremankami and put in the refrigerator. An hour after 2 air souffle will be ready and it can be served to the table.

Multivark to the rescue

Smart technology will help to prepare a delicate pumpkin souffle very quickly. And most importantly - it's easy. Prepare these ingredients:

• Pumpkin - 200 g;
• Croup of semolina - 2 tsp;
• egg;
• An apple of medium size;
• Sugar - depending on preferences, about one spoon;
• Milk - 115 ml.

Pump the pumpkin in the mode of "Vegetables" or its analog (depends on the model of the multivark), but not to the full readiness, but approximately half. It will be necessary to simply stop the process before the time set by the settings.

Whisk with a blender, make a smoothie. In the received weight pour in milk, pour in mango, stir. Put on the fire and, stirring, bring to a boil. You can make this stage both on the burner and in the bowl of the multivark, if such a mode is provided.

Remove from heat, add grated apple. Egg beat with a neatly sharp knife, divide the protein and yolk.

Whip the protein in a firm foam. And yolk rub with sugar. Introduce the yolk-sugar mass into the apple-pumpkin base, mixing. Then add the protein mass.

Stir must be very carefully, no longer a blender and not a mixer, but a confectionery shovel.

Silicone molds fill the received weight, establish in a bowl multivarki. To prepare a pumpkin souffle in a multivarker you need to "steamed" for about half an hour.

Delicacy with cottage cheese for children's menu

The pumpkin soufflé, the recipe of which contains cottage cheese, is perfect for children's diet. You can use a baked, blanched or raw pumpkin. This affects not only the taste, but also the texture of the dish. If the baby only gets used to the heterogeneous food, it is better to pre-bake the vegetable almost to the ready, it will give a more delicate structure.

Cut the baked pumpkin with a fork, and if using raw - grate. Add the same amount of cottage cheese. For example, take 150 g of these ingredients. Pour in a mass of 1 mashed yolk from a large egg. Blend thoroughly with a blender, distribute according to the molds and send to the microwave for 5-7 minutes. и в духовке. You can bake a pumpkin souffle for children and in the oven. If your baby appreciates the taste of this dish, you can prepare various variations of it, adding berries, raisins, pieces of dried apricots.

Let's add flavors

A pumpkin soufflé can be cooked with the addition of a wide variety of ingredients. To get a bright unusual dessert, add a lot of raisins, chopped prunes, chocolate drops, coconut shavings. Before serving, the souffle can be poured with jam, syrup from jam, chocolate glaze and decorate with marmalade pieces or nuts.