A Chef's Table

Make your Mom breakfast in bed
By Jim Coleman with Maiken Scott

Jim Coleman Don't forget that Mother's Day is on Sunday, May 12. If you want to surprise the mother in your life with breakfast in bed, why don't you try making these wonderful pancake soufflés?

Simply pour the pancake batter into individual ramekins. (By the way, we recently received a question from someone who asked what ramekins are. Ramekins are little, round, individual, oven-proof dishes. You can find them in housewares stores or at specialty cooking shops.)

When the soufflés are done to a delicious golden brown, arrange them on a tray along with your Mom's favorite jellies and marmalades and, of course, a nice bouquet of flowers!

Pancake Soufflés

1/3 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
5 eggs
4 6-to-8 ounce ramekins
Assorted toppings such as strawberry jam, marmalade, apple butter or honey

Melt the butter and coat the ramekins extremely well with the melted butter. Place ramekins on a cookie sheet and put into a preheated 425o oven for a couple of minutes prior to pouring the batter in each dish.

In a mixer, beat the eggs for one minute until fluffy. Add flour and milk in alternate stages. Pour into the ramekins and bake for 20 minutes in the 425o oven until the soufflés rise and are golden brown.

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