POTATO SOUFFLES




Ingredients :
575 g / 11/4 lb potatoes
Butter for greasing 225 g / 1/2 lb filo pastry
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 50 g / 1/4 cup butter
100 g /1/2 cup quark
4 sprigs fresh marjoram, leaves stripped and finely chopped
75 g / 3/a cup grated hard cheese 2 eggs, separated
Nutmeg
Salt and freshly ground pepper Marjoram, to garnish

Method : Prep and cook time: 1 hour 10 min
1      Preheat the oven to 180C (375F / Gas Mark 5).
2      Cook the potatoes in salted boiling water for 30 minutes until soft. Drain, peel and press through a ricer. Leave to steam dry and cool slightly.
3      Grease 4 ramekins with butter.
4      Lay out the filo pastry in double layers and cut out squares about 15x15 cm /6x6 inches. Line the ramekins with the pastry and brush with melted butter.
5      Fry the onion in hot butter until translucent and let cool slightly.
6      Mix the quark with the chopped marjoram, two thirds of the hard cheese, the egg yolks, onion and potatoes.
7      Beat the egg whites until stiff, then fold carefully into the potato mixture and season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
8      Spoon into the ramekins and scatter with the remaining cheese.
9      Bake for about 25 minutes in the middle of the preheated oven until golden brown. Garnish with marjoram sprigs and serve.