Gisele's Turnip Souffle

A turnip souffle is a rich side dish perfect for Thanksgiving or holiday dinners with plenty of flavor from pepper, mace, and brown sugar.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 148 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 eggs, separated
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 5 tablespoons butter, divided
• ⅛ teaspoon ground mace
• 1 ½ teaspoons brown sugar
• ½ cup fine bread crumbs
• cooking spray (such as Pam®)
• ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 2 pounds turnips, peeled and cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray into an 8x8-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Place turnips into a large pot and cover with chicken stock; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 25 minutes; drain. Transfer turnips to a bowl and mash with a potato masher or fork.

Step 3

Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a frying pan over medium-low heat; cook and stir bread crumbs in the melted butter until butter is absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Stir 2 tablespoons butter, egg yolks, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, black pepper, and mace into mashed turnips. Beat egg whites in a metal or glass bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy; fold into turnip mixture. Pour turnip mixture into the prepared casserole dish; sprinkle with bread crumb mixture.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until souffle is puffed up and set in the middle, about 25 minutes. Serve immediately.