CHASEN'S CARROT SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Slice carrots one inch thick and steam until very tender, about 15 minutes.
• Puree in a blender or food processor.
• Butter the bottom and sides of a 9 X 13 inch baking dish.
• Sprinkle with sugar.
• In a saucepan, cook onion in 1/3 cup butter over medium heat until tender, but not brown, about 2 minutes.
• Blend in flour, salt and nutmeg and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly.
• Stir in milk all at once.
• Add brown sugar and cook,stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• Remove from heat.
• Blend mashed carrots and apple juice.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in large mixing bowl at high speed until fluffy but not dry.
• Beat egg yolks slightly in small bowl.
• Blend small amount of hot carrot mixture into yolks.
• Stir yolk mixture into carrot mixture.
• Gently, but throughly fold yolk mixture into whites.
• Pour into prepared baking dish and gently smooth surface.
• Bake until puffy and delicately browned, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Serve immediately.