PASTRY CREAM
Classic pastry cream, or creme patissiere, is a vanilla custard thickened with egg yolks and cornstarch. You can fill fluffy doughnuts, eclairs or other baked goods with this sweet cream or simply enjoy it on its own. This recipe does take some finesse, but the final product is completely worth the effort.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 2h25m
Yield about 2 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Stir together the milk, salt, vanilla bean and seeds and 1/4 cup of the sugar in a medium saucepan until smooth. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook until the sugar has just dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, whisk together the cornstarch, egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a large bowl until smooth. While continually whisking, slowly pour in about 1/2 cup of the warm milk mixture. Continue to whisk until smooth. (This is called tempering, and it will prevent the yolks from scrambling.) Continue whisking and adding 1/2 cup of the warm milk mixture at a time until completely combined and smooth.
- Transfer the mixture back to the saucepan and turn the heat to medium. Cook, whisking constantly, until thickened and the texture of pudding, 2 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, then whisk in the butter until smooth and glossy. Remove the vanilla bean.
- Strain the pastry cream through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly on the surface of the pastry cream, and refrigerate until chilled through, at least 2 hours and up to overnight. Before serving, whisk the pastry cream until smooth and fluffy.
FLORENCE FABRICANT'S PRALINE
Steps:
- Oil a large foil-covered baking sheet, marble slab or similar smooth surface.
- Lightly toast the nuts under the broiler, in a toaster oven or in a heavy, ungreased skillet on top of the stove. Watch carefully so they do not become too dark. Set aside.
- Combine the sugar and water in a wide, heavy saucepan or skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until the mixture turns gold, then stir in the nuts and continue cooking until the mixture becomes honey brown.
- Pour the mixture out onto the prepared work surface and using the cut side of the potato, spread it thinly and evenly on the surface. Allow to cool completely.
- When the praline has cooled it can be broken into pieces to use as candy. The pieces can be stored in an airtight container in a dry cupboard. Some or all the praline can be chopped or ground coarsely or finely to use as a dessert topping or as an ingredient in desserts such as ice cream or cake. It should also be kept in an airtight container in a dry cupboard.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 291, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 3 milligrams, Sugar 35 grams, TransFat 0 grams
RICOTTA TART: TORTA DI RICOTTA
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the pasta frolla: Combine sugar, butter, egg, milk, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Fold in the flour but do not over mix; make sure that the mixture remains cool and does not become pasty. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 30 to 60 minutes, or until firm.
- For the Ricotta Filling: Place the ricotta in a large bowl stir in the sugar, then the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla being careful not to over mix.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cut off 1/2 of the pasta frolla and reserve. Roll 1/2 of the dough into a 14-inch disc and line a 9-inch cake pan with it. Allow the dough to hang over the edge of the pan. Roll out the reserved dough into a 10-inch circle. Reserve. Pour the ricotta filling into the crust base. Lay the reserved 10-inch circle of dough on the top of the filling. Trim the excess so there is a 1/2 to 3/4-inch overhang. Take the flap of dough left on the edge of the ring and roll it on itself so that it rests completely within the pan.
- In a small bowl, beat together the egg with a pinch of salt and a few drops of water to make an egg wash. Brush the surface of the torta with the beaten egg mixture. Place the torta in the lower third of the oven and bake for about 45 minutes until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
STRAWBERRY RHUBARB PIE
This rave-worthy pie showcases perfectly the classic combination of sweet strawberries with tart rhubarb.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories pies and tarts, dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Prepare the pastry: combine the flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Using a fork or pastry cutter, work half of the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse meal. Quickly work the remaining butter into the dough until the biggest pieces are the size of lima beans. Drizzle in the water in several additions, tossing and mixing between each. (It should look rather ropy and rough.) Stop adding water when a few bits of dry flour remain in the bottom of the bowl; do not overwork the dough or it will become tough. Gather two-thirds of the dough and wrap tightly with plastic wrap. Do the same with the remaining third. Flatten into disks. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. When the dough is chilled, roll out the larger piece and line a nine-inch pie pan.
- If rhubarb is thick, peel it. Combine rhubarb and strawberries in a bowl. Mix sugar and tapioca together and fold gently into the strawberries and rhubarb. Allow to macerate for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Spoon fruit into pastry shell and dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry, cut into strips three-quarters of an inch wide and weave a lattice to cover the pie. You can simply lay the strips on top in criss-cross fashion if weaving is not one of your skills. Seal, trim and crimp the edges. Brush the lattice with milk and sprinkle with a bit of sugar.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees and bake 40 minutes longer, until pastry has browned and filling begins to bubble. Let pie cool completely before serving, at least 3 hours and up to overnight to set the filling.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 508, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 64 grams, Fat 27 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 17 grams, Sodium 153 milligrams, Sugar 29 grams, TransFat 1 gram
NECTARINE TART
A beautiful dessert made from any great summer fruit - figs, nectarines, apricots, plums - that, yes, takes a little time. The reward is in the wow factor you get from the result - and in the flavors it provides. Brushing the pastry with a slick of good preserves before you add the fruit will create a thick syrup on the bottom that helps keep the pastry from becoming soggy. Then cut the fruit into quarters or eighths, depending on their size, then crowd the wedges so that they stand at attention in tight concentric circles on a pastry shell. Dust the whole thing with sugar and baste the top with melted butter. Cook and cool the finished tart, then serve with crème fraîche, whipped cream, or a few scoops of your favorite ice cream.
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Blend flour, salt and 2 tablespoons sugar in a bowl or food processor. Dice 8 tablespoons of the butter. Use a pastry blender or two knives to blend flour mixture and butter, or pulse them together in a food processor to make a crumbly mixture. Beat the egg yolk with 3 tablespoons cold water. Dribble it over the flour mixture, then stir or pulse slowly until the mixture starts clumping together. A bit more water may be necessary. Gather dough in a loose ball and form into a disk on a lightly floured surface.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out dough and line a 10-inch loose-bottom tart pan. Line pastry with a sheet of foil and spread pastry weights or dry beans on top. Bake 12 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the remaining butter, cooking it on low until it turns a light nut brown. Pit fruit (except figs) and cut in eighths or, if fruit is small, fourths. After 12 minutes, remove foil and weights from pastry. Return pastry to oven and continue baking until it is lightly browned, another 8 to 10 minutes. Remove pastry from oven and increase temperature to 400 degrees.
- Brush pastry with preserves. Arrange fruit in tight concentric circles, starting by placing it around the perimeter, skin side down, against the vertical sides of the pastry and standing it up as much as possible. Brush with melted butter. Dust with remaining sugar. Bake about 35 to 40 minutes, until edges have browned but fruit has not collapsed. Cool before serving with crème fraîche.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 330, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 43 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 149 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams, TransFat 1 gram
FLORENCE FABRICANT'S PASTRY CREAM
Provided by Florence Fabricant
Categories project, dessert
Time 30m
Yield About 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Scald the milk in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Remove from heat.
- Beat the egg yolks, egg and sugar together for 2 to 3 minutes, until the eggs thicken and lighten in color. Beat in the flour.
- Slowly pour the hot milk into the egg mixture, beating constantly.
- Return this mixture to the saucepan, and cook over medium heat, whisking and scraping the bottom constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. It should thicken to about the consistency of pudding. Cook a few seconds longer, then strain into a metal bowl.
- Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the pastry cream, and refrigerate until cold, at least 4 hours.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 173, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 22 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 50 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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