Mocha Steamed Puddings

4 Servings
Source: my mom, via Martha Stewart

0.5 cup sugar
2 T flour
1 t cocoa powder
1 t instant espresso powder (fine-ground coffee beans too)
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 T unsalted butter, softened
0.75 cup milk, scalded (that means bring it to a simmer with little bubbles on top)
1 t vanilla
2 eggs, separated (put the yolks in one bowl and the whites in another)

1. Preheat oven to 325.

2. In large bowl, whisk together 2/3ﾒs of the sugar w/ flour, cocoa, espresso power. =ﾓmix Aﾔ

3. Melt chocolate & butter in medium bowl set over barely simmering water. Remove from heat, stir in scalded milk & vanilla. =ﾓmix Bﾔ

4. Whisk mix B into mix A until well combined.

5. Beat egg yolks until pale & very thick, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour slowly into ﾓmix A + Bﾔ, whisking constantly. =ﾓmix Cﾔ

6. Whisk egg whites until frothy. Add remaining sugar, whisk until stiff peaks form. Whisk into mix C.

7. Place 4 one-cup ramekins in a roasting pan & fill each w/ batter. Pour boiling water into pan so it comes 1/2 way up sides of ramekins.

8. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until tops begin to crack.

9. Remove pan from oven & cups from pan, cool slightly on wire rack. Serve warm w/ whipped cream.

Submitted By: Enid

Mocha Steamed Puddings

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