Apricot Suedoise with Meringues Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time15 Min
Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Ingredients
| Dried apricots - 1/2 lb, soaked overnight in 1 1/2 pints boiling water | ||
| Strip of lemon rind | ||
| Granulated Sugar | 4 Ounce | |
| Gelatin | 1 | |
| Water | 1 Pint | |
| Double cream | 1/2 Pint | |
| Egg whites | 2 (For meringues:) | |
| Caster sugar | 4 Ounce (For meringues:) | |
| Vanilla flavouring | ||
Directions
MAKING
1) In a saucepan, add the apricots and lemon rind and cook till soft in the liquid in which they were soaked.
2) Rub through a sieve or strainer.
3) Measure the puree and add water to bring the quantity to 1 1/2 pints with water.
4) Transfer to the pan with sugar and allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
5) In a bowl, add gelatin to the water and gently dissolve over heat.
6) Mix into the fruit puree and cool.
7) Transfer into a wet souffle dish or cake tin and refrigerate for several hours.
8) For the meringues, whisk egg whites till stiff.
9) For 1 minute, beat 1 dessertspoon of the sugar into the whites, till the consistency of satin.
10) Using a metal spoon, gently fold in the remaining sugar.
11) Scoop up the mixture on a baking sheet lined with nonstick silicone cooking paper.
12) Flick up the mixture into peaks, or pipe out into small meringues.
13) Place in oven on low heat for 45 minutes at 250°F or Mark 1/2 till dry and crisp.
14) Turn jelly out on to a serving dish and cover with vanilla flavored whipped cream, then with the meringues.
SERVING
15) Serve with split apricots at the side.
1) In a saucepan, add the apricots and lemon rind and cook till soft in the liquid in which they were soaked.
2) Rub through a sieve or strainer.
3) Measure the puree and add water to bring the quantity to 1 1/2 pints with water.
4) Transfer to the pan with sugar and allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes.
5) In a bowl, add gelatin to the water and gently dissolve over heat.
6) Mix into the fruit puree and cool.
7) Transfer into a wet souffle dish or cake tin and refrigerate for several hours.
8) For the meringues, whisk egg whites till stiff.
9) For 1 minute, beat 1 dessertspoon of the sugar into the whites, till the consistency of satin.
10) Using a metal spoon, gently fold in the remaining sugar.
11) Scoop up the mixture on a baking sheet lined with nonstick silicone cooking paper.
12) Flick up the mixture into peaks, or pipe out into small meringues.
13) Place in oven on low heat for 45 minutes at 250°F or Mark 1/2 till dry and crisp.
14) Turn jelly out on to a serving dish and cover with vanilla flavored whipped cream, then with the meringues.
SERVING
15) Serve with split apricots at the side.
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