Pat Nixon's Vanilla Souffle

Step 1: Make vanilla sauce

Step 2: Chill

Step 3: Pre heat oven to 450 F.

Step 4: Butter and sugar a 1-1/2 quart souffle dish.

Step 5: In medium-sized saucepan melt butter

Step 6: Stir in flour and cook until mixture starts to brown.

Step 7: Gradually stir in scalded cream

Step 8: Cook over medium heat stirring constantly for about 5 minutes.

Step 9: Beat egg yolks and sugar together in a large bowl

Step 10: Temper this mixture with hot cream

Step 11: Stir in cream mixture.

Step 12: Add vanilla and salt.

Step 13: Fold in egg whites.

Step 14: Pour mixture into sugared souffle dish and bake at 450 F, 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 15: Then lower heat

Step 16: To 350 F and bake 20 minutes longer. Serve immediately with Vanilla Sauce below.

Step 17: Sauce:

Step 18: Beat sugar, yolks, vanilla and salt together in top of double boiler. Stir in milk.

Step 19: Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly until mixture coats a spoon. Chill