Hot chocolate souffles

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:

9 oz Semisweet chocolate chopped
2 tb Dark rum
6 Lg Egg whites
4 Lg Egg yolks
1 tb Unsalted butter melted
1 pn Cream of tartar

Instructions:

In the top of a double boiler set over simmering water melt the chocolate stirring until it is smooth. Remove the pan from the heat add the egg yolks one at a time whisking well after each addition and whisk in the rum and butter. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar and a pinch of salt until they hold stiff peaks. Stir a quarter of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture then fold in the remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly. Spoon the mixture into 6 buttered 2/3 cup souffle dishes and bake them on a baking sheet in the middle of a preheated 400f oven for 10-12 minutes or until they are puffed and a tester comes out nearly clean. a 1982 Gourmet Mag. favorite from Homewood Park a small hotel and restaurant in Bath England