Categories: Pastry Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups 100% maple syrup
• 3 Tbsp. brandy
• 1 Tbsp. butter, cubed
• 4 large egg whites, room temperature
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. sifted confectioners sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder

Directions

1. In small saucepan boil 1 cup syrup approximately 5 minutes, or until reduced to 2/3 cup. Cool.

2. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Pour remaining 1/2 cup syrup into 2 1/2 quart soufflé dish; add brandy and butter. Tie 3-inch-wide strip of buttered waxed paper around dish, set aside.

3. In large bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff. Slowly add confectioners’ sugar and baking powder, beating until stiff and glossy.

4. Slowly beat in cooled syrup. Scrape side of bowl frequently.

5. Spoon maple meringue over maple syrup, brandy and butter in soufflé dish. Set dish in pan of hot water I inch deep and bake for 1 hour.

6. Remove collar and serve warm.

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