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Zesty Lemon Pavlova

Named for the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova, this delicate lemon pavlova is simply divine.

INGREDIENTS

  • Eggs
  • Confectioner's sugar
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • Sugar
  • Flour
  • Butter
  • Lemon zest

METHOD

  1. Separate egg yolks and whites
  2. In a bowl, whisk egg whites
  3. Add confectioner's sugar
  4. Distribute on baking pan and flatten center lightly with a spoon
  5. Bake for 30 minutes at 250 degrees
  6. While that's baking, squeeze fresh lemon juice into a bowl
  7. Add egg yolks, sugar, and flour then whisk together
  8. Add butter and whisk again
  9. Take the merigues out of the oven once they're ready
  10. Spoon the filling into the center of the meringues
  11. Grate lemon rind and sprinkle the zest over the top of the pavlovas
  12. Serve!

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The delicate shortbread crust plays well with the rich, zesty lemon cream and the sweet, airy meringue to top

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  • 150 g of flour
  • a pinch of baking powder
  • 75 g of sugar
  • 1 orange
  • 75 g of softened butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon of water
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  • 4 medium-sized lemons
  • 60 g of water
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 soup spoon of Maïzena (corn starch)
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  • 60 g of water
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  • 105 g of egg whites
  • 38 g of sugar
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  • - Home made or store bought puff pastry
  • - 14 oz strawberries
  • cream:
  • - generous 2 cups whole milk
  • - 1 vanilla pod
  • - 1/2 c (heaping) flour
  • - 2 egg yolks + 1 whole egg
  • - 1/4 c + 4 tbsp sugar
  • - 2/3 cup cream
  • - 1/2 cup white chocolate
  • coulis:
  • - 3-4 oz strawberries
  • - 3 tbsp. tablespoons water
  • - 2 tablespoons sugar
4.8/5 (70 Votes)

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An authentic french pastry; brings together multiple patisserie fundaments in a single simple dessert

  • Pastry dough:
  • 120 g of softened butter
  • 80 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 25 g of almond powder
  • 1 egg (entire)
  • 200 g of flour
  • a pinch of salt
  • Pastry cream (~500 g):
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 35 cL of whole milk
  • 1 egg
  • 65 g of sugar
  • 40 g of maïzena
  • 35 g of butter
  • Raspberry coulis:
  • 100 g of raspberries
  • (fresh or frozen)
  • juice of half a lemon
  • 60 g of sugar
  • a big pinch of pectin
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  • 400g of in-season red fruits
  • (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries)
  • a little bit of powdered sugar
  • verbana leafs
4.1/5 (12 Votes)

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This extravagant French pastry combines many classic elements to create the "Japanese Walnut:" A praline butter cre...

  • Cracker crust
  • 50 g of salted butter
  • 60 g of brown sugar
  • 60 g of T45 flour
  • Choux pastry
  • 16 cL of water
  • 3 grams of sugar
  • 70 g of butter in small pieces
  • 3 g of fleur de sel
  • 15 g of powdered milk
  • 90 g of T55 flour
  • 3 eggs (160 g)
  • Patisserie cream
  • 16 cL of whole milk
  • ½ vanilla pod
  • 38 g of egg yolks (~2 eggs)
  • 38 g of sugar
  • 38 g of Maizena
  • 16 g of butter
  • Italian meringue
  • 16 g of water
  • 40 g of sugar
  • 28 g of egg whites
  • 10 g of sugar
  • Praline butter cream
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 96 of sugar
  • 40 g of water
  • 144 grams of softened butter
  • 150 g of praline
  • Dressing and finish
  • 500 g of dark chocolate
  • 100 g of sugar
  • 2 small spoons of glucose
  • some walnut halves
  • a little bit of praline
2.9/5 (14 Votes)

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  • 15 scoops of vanilla ice cream
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  • 150g of flour
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  • 1 cup unpacked brown sugar
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  • cooking spray
  • 10 oz Challah bread, sliced 1 inch thick
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup egg substitute
  • 1 to 1/2 cups 1% milk
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp Meyers rum (optional)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
2.5/5 (4 Votes)

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