Pumpkin Souffle

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
• Separate egg yolks and whites. Place egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl. Place 2 of the egg yolks in a large mixing bowl reserve the third egg yolk for another use.
• Add pumpkin, milk, heavy cream, brown sugar, white sugar, molasses, whiskey, cinnamon, ginger, salt, nutmeg, and cloves to the 2 egg yolks; beat with an electric mixer until well blended.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add 1/4 of the egg whites to the pumpkin mixture; mix until well blended. Delicately fold in the remaining egg whites. Ladle into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) and bake for 15 minutes. Turn to oven down to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for 15 minutes. Turn the oven down to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake until the surface no longer jiggles, about 15 minutes more. The total cook time should be about 1 hour. Turn off the oven.
• Leaving the souffle in the oven with the door ajar, for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.