CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Dairy, Eggs, Grains |
|
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
|
|
Finely grated zest of 2 |
|
|
lemons and 2 |
|
|
limes |
2 |
|
Lemons and limes, juice of |
1 |
|
Sprigs fresh mint |
85 |
g |
Caster sugar |
150 |
|
Sweet muscat or sauterne |
|
|
wine |
2 |
T |
Cointreau |
300 |
|
Double cream |
|
|
Candied lemon and lime zest |
|
|
and mint |
|
|
sprigs for decoration |
250 |
g |
Egg whites |
225 |
g |
Caster sugar |
225 |
g |
Plain flour |
450 |
g |
Mixed hazelnuts, walnuts and |
|
|
pistachio nuts |
INSTRUCTIONS
Put zest, juices, mint, wine and Cointreau in a bowl (non reactive)
overnight in the fridge for flavours to blend. The next day, strain
some of the fruit juice into a pan, add the sugar and stir over a low
heat until the sugar has dissolved. Chill and then add the rest of the
strained juices pouring into a wide chilled bowl. Using a balloon
whisk (and not a mixer) whisk the cream until thickened and then whisk
into the chilled juices until the mixture thickens to a soft peak
consistency. Pour into pretty glasses, champagne flues look nice, and
top with the candied zest and mint sprigs.Serve with crisp light
biscuits. Pistachio and Hazelnut Crisps: Preheat the oven to 165c/gas
4. Grease and line 3 small loaf tins or 3 small long terrine tins.
Since the basic biscuit loaves freeze extremely well, its not worth
making a small amount of this mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff
and make a meringue with the caster sugar to form stiff peaks. Add in
alternately, the flour and nuts very lightly until it is all
incorporated. Fill the prepared tins and bake 30-35 minutes until
risen, light gold and firm. When cold remove from tins and leave on a
cooling tray for at least a day to dry out. Using a sharp knife, slice
very thinly into biscuits. Lay in a single layer on baking sheets and
dry out completely in a very slow oven for 3/4-1 hour (120c/gas 1/2).
Store in an airtight tin. If the biscuits soften, it is a simple
matter to dry them out again in a cool oven. Serve with the syllabub.
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