| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Grains, Eggs, Dairy |
|
Desserts |
16 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 3/4 |
c |
Flour |
| 1/2 |
c |
Walnuts, chopped |
| 1/2 |
c |
Pitted dates, chopped |
| 1/4 |
c |
Dark brown sugar, firmly |
|
|
packed |
| 1/4 |
c |
Unsalted butter, cut into |
|
|
small piece |
| 1 |
t |
Vanilla |
| 5 |
|
Eggs, separated room |
|
|
temperature |
| 10 |
T |
Fresh lemon juice |
| 2/3 |
c |
Sugar |
| 2 |
t |
Lemon peel, grated |
| 2 |
t |
Unflavored gelatin, softened |
|
|
in: |
| 1 1/2 |
T |
Water |
| 1 |
c |
Whipping cream, chilled |
| 3/4 |
c |
Chilled whipping cream |
|
|
beaten to firm peaks |
| 16 |
|
Fresh strawberries, cut in |
|
|
half |
|
|
Fresh mint leaves |
INSTRUCTIONS
For crust: Preheat oven to 375. Generously butter 8" square baking
pan. Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Using the on/off
switch, blend until crumbly. Press into the bottom and up sides of
prepared pan. Bake until edges are light brown, 8 to 10 minutes; cool.
For mousse: Stir yolks, lemon juice, 1/3 cup sugar and lemon peel in
top of double boiler, mixing until sugar dissolves. Stir over
simmering water until mixture thickens and leaves path on back of
spoon when finger is drawn across, about 4 minutes. Remove pan from
double boiler. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Let stand until
cool but not set. Beat egg whites in a large bowl until soft peaks
form. Gradually beat in 1/3 cup sugar. Fold 1/4 into lemon mixture to
lighten; gently fold in remaining whites. Whip 1 cup cream in another
bowl until soft peaks form. Gently fold into lemon mixture. Spread
mousse in crust-lined pan. Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours.
(Can be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead.) Just before serving,
cut dessert into 16 squares. Transfer to a platter. Spoon whipped
cream into a pastry bag fitten with small star tip. Pipe cream around
the top edges of each square. Garnish center of each with strawberries
and a mint leaf. Posted to FOODWINE Digest 14 Dec 96 Recipe by: Laura
Hunter From: Laura Hunter <LHunter722@AOL.COM> Date: Sat, 14
Dec 1996 12:54:58 -0500
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