Masterclass: Recipes: Desserts
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THE MERINGUE THING
A messy meringue masterpiece!
Ingredients
4 egg whites
225g caster sugar
400g mixture of soft berries
75g caster sugar
1 tbsp water
Icing Sugar to taste
Lemon Juice
Method:
1. Whisk the egg whites until stiff & gradually whisk in
the sugar a little at a time.
2. Using a palette knife dipped into hot water, shape the meringue
mixture into large flat triangles on greaseproof paper.
3. Bake in a lpreheated oven at 140ºC, 275ºF, Gas Mark
1 until set.
4. Heat the berries in a pan with the sugar & water & simmer
for 5 minutes until the juices begin to run. Chill.
5. For the fruit purée, pass some of the cooked berry mixture
through a sieve & combine with a little icing sugar and lemon
juice.
6. For the Crème Anglaise:
Simmer 300ml double cream with split vanilla pod. Take off the heat
& leave to infuse. Whisk together 3 medium egg yolks and 50g
caster sugar until thick & creamy. Remove the vanilla pod &
then whisk in the warmed cream. Strain back into the pan. Cook over
a low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens –
do not boil. If serving cold, pour into a bowl, cover with a piece
of dampened greaseproof paper (to prevent a skin forming) and allow
to cool.
7. For the Chocolate Sauce:
Place 150ml water and 110g caster sugar in a pan and bring to the
boil. Whisk in 55g Nestle Chocolat Cuisine Fine Dark Continental
Chocolate (broken into pieces) and 55g Nestle Chocolat Cuisine Unsweetend
Cocoa Powder until melted & smooth. Pass the sauce through a
fine sieve.
To Serve:
Scoops of vanilla ice cream
Fruit Purée
Crème anglaise (see method)
Chocolate sauce (see method)
Use your artistic talent to arrange the meringue triangles, ice
cream scoops & the berry mixture, and then go mad with the purée,
crème anglaise & chocolate sauce!
Note: The meringue shapes, berry mixture, purée, crème
anglaise & chocolate sauce can all be prepared ahead of time.
Keep the meringues in a dry place & chill the berries, purée,
crème anglaise & chocolate sauce.
Drink Suggestion:
Snowball.
Top 1970’s drink. Tall glass. Ice.
1/5th Advocaat, 3/5th Lemonade, dash of lime, good stir.
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