Blue Cheese Souffles with Grape Syrup on Fig and Walnut Brioche

Ingredients

• ¼ lb Maytag Blue cheese, crumbled (1 cup)
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup whole milk
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 1 tablespoon melted
• 1 cup dry fruity white wine such as Riesling
• + 10 more ingredients
• • 2 cups white grape juice
  • ½ cup walnuts (2 oz), chopped
  • ½ lb dried Mission figs, stems discarded and figs chopped (1 ½ cups)
  • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast (from a ¼-oz package)
  • 2 tablespoons warm water (105-115°F)

1. Make brioche dough: Stir together water, yeast, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved, then let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over with new yeast.) 2. Stir together flour, salt, and 1 tablespoon sugar in bowl of mixe...

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