Soufflé Léger de Grâce

Chef: Erina Nakiri
In the manga: Chapter 246
Cuisine and type: Japanese, French, Greek, Dorayaki, Soufflé, Pancake

Soufflé Léger de Grâce is a dish made by Erina Nakiri in her match against Momo Akanegakubo during the 1st Card of the 4th Bout of the Rebels Vs. Central Régiment de Cuisine.

By combining the fluffiness of a soufflé with the red bean paste centre of a dorayaki, she was able create magnificent that even made Momo admit it to be cute. Also Erina named this dish after Megumi as she took inspiration from Megumi's Dorayaki.

Real-world dishes

Real facts

Dorayaki (どら焼き, どらやき, 銅鑼焼き, ドラ焼き) also calls Dora Cake is a type of Japanese confection, а red-bean pancake which consists of two small pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet Azuki red bean paste. Dorayaki are similar to Imagawayaki, but the latter are cooked with the batter completely surrounding the bean paste filling and are often served hot. The original Dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape was invented in 1914 by Usagiya in the Ueno district of Tokyo.
In Japanese, dora means "gong", and because of the similarity of the shapes, this is probably the origin of the name of the sweet. Legend has it that the first Dorayaki were made when a samurai named Benkei forgot his gong (dora) upon leaving a farmer’s home where he was hiding and the farmer subsequently used the gong to fry the pancakes, thus the name Dorayaki.
Soufflé (French: [su.fle]) is a baked egg-based dish which originated in early eighteenth century France. It is made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means "to breathe" or "to puff".
Pancake (or hotcake, griddlecake, or flapjack) is a flat cake, often thin and round, prepared from a starch-based batter that may contain eggs, milk and butter and cooked on a hot surface such as a griddle or frying pan, often frying with oil or butter.
The Ancient Greeks made pancakes called τηγανίτης (tēganitēs), ταγηνίτης (tagēnitēs) or ταγηνίας (tagēnias), all words deriving from τάγηνον (tagēnon), "frying pan".

Trivia

According to Alice, Erina named this dish after Megumi, as she took inspiration from Megumi's Dorayaki. The French word grâce translates into "blessing", which can also be derived from the character in Megumi's name.
Soufflé Léger de Grâce in English translates to "Light Soufflé of Grace".

Dish details from the Shokugeki no Sōma Wiki (CC BY-SA).

Recipe

Official manga recipe

Souffle Léger De Grâce

Difficulty
Total time: 40 min
Hands-on: 40 min
Cost: ¥¥¥¥
Servings: 4

Equipmentfrying pan

Tastesweet, tangy

Ingredients

2 eggs, separated
2 tbsp sugar
20 g melted butter
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 tbsp sugar
Vegetable oil, to taste
Powdered sugar, to taste
Red bean paste, to taste
Tuiles and/or cookies, to taste

[A]

100 g plain greek yogurt

[B]

40 g bread flour

Method

1
Put the egg yolks and the [A] ingredients into a bowl and whisk until thoroughly combined.
2
Sift the [B] ingredients in and mix until homogeneous. Then split the mixture into three parts.
3
In a different bowl, whip the egg whites until frothy. Add in the sugar and whip until firm peaks form. Gently fold in the meringue into the 3-part mixture.
4
Lightly grease a frying pan with vegetable oil and place round molds in it. FIll each mold about three-quarters of the way with batter. Cover the pan and heat on low heat. Cook the pancakes for approximately 3 minutes on each side. Repeat for all 8 pancakes.
5
Sandwich a dollop of red bean paste between two pancakes and dust generously with powdered sugar. Plate with tuiles or cookies on the side, and you’re done!

Food safety

This uses raw or lightly cooked egg — use pasteurised eggs for children, pregnant people, older adults or anyone immunocompromised.