Instructions: In a saucepan whisk milk in a stream into flour until smooth. Add dried porcini and bring sauce to a boil over moderate heat, stirring and scraping up any flour clinging to bottom of pan. Add salt to taste and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, about 5 minutes.

Pour sauce through a sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on mushrooms, and transfer cooked mushrooms to a cutting board. Mince cooked mushrooms fine and return to sauce. Transfer 1/4 c sauce to a small saucepan and reserve. Into remaining sauce whisk 3 tbsp Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste and reserve.

In large kettle bring 4 qts water and salt to boil for noodles. Add noodles and boil 40 seconds. Drain noodles in colander and transfer immediately to bowl of cold water. Drain noodles immediately and transfer to a bowl.

In non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and stir in fresh mushrooms. Saute mushrooms, stirring, 1 minute and cook covered, over moderately low heat 3 minutes or until wilted and tender. Increase heat to moderately high and saute mushrooms, uncovered, stirring until all of liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated. Stir mushrooms into noodles.

Preheat oven to 375 deg F and spray a 9" round baking dish or gratin dish with cooking spray.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat egg whites with a pinch salt until they just hold stiff peaks. Partially fold whites into sauce in bowl and fold noodle mixture in gently. Transfer mixture to baking dish and sprinkle with remaining 2 tbsp of Parmesan cheese. Bake in middle of oven 25 minutes or until just set in center and slightly puffed.

Preheat boiler. Add just enough water to reserved sauce in pan to reach consistency of heavy cream and heat until just heated through. Broil souffle about 4" from heat until crisp and golden, about 30 seconds.

Serve souffle with a small amount of sauce spooned around each serving.

NOTES : This is not a souffle in the traditional sense as it only rises slightly.

It was a lot of work, and many dirty dishes, but it was very good.

Hubby liked it too and he didnt think he would. Recipe said it served 6, but could probably serve 8. The two of us had two helpings and there was still lots left over.

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