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Puff Pastry Nests with Zabaione and Raspberries

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Italian	Dessert	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Vol-au-vents
7	oz	Raspberries or strawberries
1	tb	Granulated sugar
1	tb	Maraschino or triple sec.
		*For the zabaione*
4		Eggyolks
4	ts	Sugar
2	tb	Vnsanto or dry sherry

INSTRUCTIONS

Place the berries in a bowl, sprinkle with the sugar and liqueur and leave
them to them to marinate. Place in a bowl the eggyolks, vinsanto and sugar,
mix and place over a sauce pan with just simmering water. Whisk
continuously for about 3-4 minutes or until very fluffy and creamy. Take
off the heat. Put some of berries in the vol-au-vents pour the zabaione
over it a little to the side, sprinkle the rest of the berries on the plate
and decorate with a dusting of icing sugar.Le Pagine Della Cucina Italiana
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Recipe by: Italian Cuisine Home Page
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #818 by Walt Gray <waltgray@mnsinc.com> on
Sep 28, 1997

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