MERINGUES WITH RASPBERRY AND STRAWBERRY MIX

MERINGUES WITH RASPBERRY AND STRAWBERRY MIX

Jul 2, 2020 | Desserts

Author: Justyna Kowal

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Skill level: BEGINNERS 

You will need:

To prepare the fruit mix you will need:

  • 200g raspberries (can be frozen)
  • 50g freeze-dried strawberries
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp pectin
  • 1 tsp Saracino Supreme natural raspberry food flavouring 

To prepare the meringues you will need as follows:

  • 6 egg whites (approximately 240g)
  • 300g caster sugar
  • 120g icing sugar

Step 1

Before you start bring all the ingredients to room temperature.

Step 2

Transfer the raspberries to a heavy bottomed saucepan, slowly bring to a boil.

Step 3

Mix sugar and pectin thoroughly. Add carefully to the boiling fruit and mix.

Step 4

Grind the freeze-dried strawberries into a powder texture.

Step 5

Slowly add the ground strawberry powder to the boiling mix and stir carefully. 

Step 6

Add a teaspoon of raspberry flavour Saracino Supreme food flavouring. Stir and cook for a short while.

Step 7

Let the fruit mix cool down until it thickens. Meanwhile heat the oven to 100-120 degrees Celsius (fan oven).  Line your baking tray with greaseproof paper. 

Step 8

Place 6 egg whites into a mixing bowl. Beat to stiff consistency then slowly add your caster sugar until it is fully incorporated. Take care not to over beat your egg whites. 

Step 9

Add icing sugar to the mix and combine.

Step 10

Now get everything ready for the next stage. You will need your cooled jam mix, your meringue mix and a hand whisk. This next stage you have to be as quick as you can. Don’t leave these standing for any period of time.

Step 11

Gently mix the jam into the meringue. Take care not to over mix. It does not have to be fully blended. 

Step 12

Place the combined mixture into a piping bag with a star nozzle. 

Step 13

Pipe your meringue nests onto the baking paper (do not pipe them too close to each other). Bake in the oven for 90 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before decorating. 

Step 14

Add your favourite cream and fresh fruit on top. They also taste great without any additions!

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MINI CHEESECAKES TUTORIAL

MINI CHEESECAKES TUTORIAL

Apr 16, 2020 | Desserts

Author: Justyna Kowal

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Skill level: INTERMEDIETE 

You will need:

To prepare the bottom of the cheesecakes:

  • 200g plain digestive biscuits
  • 60g butter

To prepare cheese for the cake:

  • 600g full-fat cream cheese (you can use Philadelphia cream cheese instead)
  • 250g drained ricotta cheese
  • 500g condensed sweetened milk
  • 2 eggs (about 60g one egg)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 100g pistachio (unsalted)
  • 1 tsp Saracino Pistachio food flavouring
  • 1 tsp rose water
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom

To prepare orange and caramel sauce:

  • 200g light brown sugar
  • 150g fresh orange juice
  • 1 tsp soft butter (optional)

For decoration you will need:

  • handful of ground pistachio
  • rose petals
  • pistachio macaron (optional)

Step 1

Bring all the ingredients to room temperature.

Step 2

Melt the butter in a pan and let it cool down a little bit. Blend biscuits in the mixer.

Step 3

Mix melted butter with the crushed biscuits. Fill the the bottom of the paper cases with prepared mixture.

Step 4

Mix the pistachio in the blender. Be careful as they can be over blended as you may end up with a paste / butter.

Step 5

Place soft cheese, ricotta cheese, condenced milk and two eggs in a large bowl.

Step 6

Add two egg yolks, rose water and cardamom

Step 7

Add the ground pistachio

Step 8

Add 1tsp of Saracino Pistachio food flavouring

Step 9

On a lower speed mix all the ingredients until combined completely

Step 10

Now blend all the ingredients to achieve smooth consistency.

Step 11

Fill the paper cases with prepared cheesecake mixture. Bake in the preheated oven on 150C (with no fan) for about 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them cool down.

Step 12

Add sugar to the pan. Prepare the fresh orange juice.

Step 13

Melt the sugar until caramel is achieved

Step 14

When sugar is ready (dark brown colour and NOT burnt) carefully pour in the orange juice and cook for a few minutes until it becomes stiff stirring the mixture with a spoon. You can also add butter (optional)

Step 15

Get your cheesecakes, sauce, mixed pistachio, rose petals and macaroons (optional) ready.

Step 16

Poor the sauce over the cheesecakes, sprinkle with ground pistachio and decorate with the rose petals. Add a macaron (optional)

Step 17

Your yummy desserts are ready to be served

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