Goat Cheese Souffle

Ingredients

• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 5 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1½ cups half and half
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 5 egg yolks
• 6 ounces goat cheese
• salt, as needed
• black pepper, as needed
• cayenne, as needed
• nutmeg, freshly grated as needed
• dried thyme, as needed
• 1 cup egg whites (from 7 eggs)