SOUFFLÉ INGREDIENTS
1 pound carrots
3 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 stick melted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flour
a dash of cinnamon
TOPPING INGREDIENTS
1/2 stick melted butter
1/3 cup corn flake crumbs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
a dash of cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
Boil the carrots until well done and very tender. Allow them to cool, and either mash them by hand or use a food processor or mixer. Add the other ingredients to the carrots and mix. Pour the mixture into an ungreased, oven-safe bowl. Mix together topping ingredients, and spread them over the mixture in the bowl.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
This recipe was submitted by Catholic Echo Editor In Chief Katie Wagner, in memory of her dear friend Lauren Eshbaugh, whose carrot soufflé was always the star of the Secret Santa party.
THE CATHOLIC KITCHEN
A reflection from Father David Misbrener, D.Min., Rector at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist and Pastor of St. Peter Parish in Canton
The Thanksgiving season reminds me of dinners for many years at my beloved grandparents’ home in Barberton, Ohio. Being their only grandson, I treasure my memories of them both. My grandparents came to the United States in 1955 along with my dad and aunt. They were very proud of this country. They were always hard-working people.
When I was in the seminary, I always would visit my grandparents when I had a free weekend. Those visitations continued after I was ordained a priest. As they got older, the visitations were kind of a requirement—I always had to visit them first before I would even think of going home.
Thanksgiving at their home brought not only turkey and all the trimmings, but also my grandma’s traditional dishes like Sarma (pigs in a blanket) strudel and other homemade items. I remember the joy I had eating at their table, not only at Thanksgiving, but throughout the year. Around that table were life lessons, stories about Croatia, Austria, and coming to America. There were no cell phones—just joy in conversation and even a few tears. How I treasure those memories of the smokehouse out back, my grandpa making his homemade sausage, my grandma yelling at him because he stunk of smoke, and just all of the wonderful cooking and stories that went with it.
May you have a blessed Thanksgiving, and I hope your memories are as joyful as mine during this season.
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