Schaum Tortes With Strawberry Cream Food

SCHAUM TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250˚F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper. With a Sharpie type permanent pen, trace 6 -3" circles on each sheet of parchment paper, and flip over in pan (marker side down).
• With an electric mixer on medium-high, beat the egg whites, water and salt till the mixture begins to stiffen and forms a point when beater is pulled out. Continue beating and add, very slowly (over 2-3 minutes), 1 cup sugar, cream of tartar and vinegar.
• Add the other 1 1/4 cups of sugar, again very slowly, and vanilla. Beat for 10 minutes on medium speed.
• Drop large spoonfuls of meringue onto the circles on prepared sheet pans and hollow out the centers with a teaspoon or follow directions in step 5 for piping.
• For piping, snip off a corner of a large zippered plastic bag or decorating bag. Place a large (I use a Wilton 1M) decorating tip into the corner opening. Spoon about 1/2 of meringue into the bag and twist the top closed. Starting in the center of each circle and moving in a circular pattern fill in each circle with meringue. Continue piping around outside edges, forming walls. I usually go around 2 or 3 more times, depending on how tall I want my Schaum Tortes. Use your finger to smooth out the top where the piping stops.
• Place in preheated oven and bake 1 hour, then turn heat off and leave Schaum Tortes in oven for another 30 minutes. Remove and store in an airtight container, or serve with fresh berries or ice cream.
• Follow the first 4 steps as written. Then, transfer the meringue to a 9-inch buttered spring form pan. Bake at 250 degrees for 1 hour, turn off heat, and leave shell in the oven for 1 hour more (instead of 30 minutes).

SCHAUM STRAWBERRY TORTE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 300°. Add vinegar, vanilla and salt to egg whites; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved., Spread into a greased 10-in. springform pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack to cool (meringue will fall)., Serve with strawberries and whipped cream. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY SCHAUM TORTE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. Reduce speed to medium. Add sugar, 2 tbsp at a time, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form. Beat in the vinegar, vanilla and salt.
• Spread into a greased 10 in spring form pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 65-70 min or until lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack to cool (the meringue will fall) Serve with strawberries and whipped cream. Store leftovers in the fridge.

SCHAUM TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Butter a large baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Blend in vinegar and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. With a large spoon, drop meringue in 8 mounds (about 4 inches diameter), close together on baking sheet. Indent the center of each meringue with the back of a spoon.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Turn off oven, and let shells cool in the oven, about 1 hour.
• To serve: Fill each shell with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and smother with thawed strawberries.

LEMON SCHAUM TORTE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Add vanilla and cream of tartar.
• Beat on medium spoon until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved.
• Spread meringue on the bottom and up the sides of a greased 13 inches x 9 inches baking dish.
• Bake at 275* for 1 hour.
• Turn oven off and let stand in oven for 1 hour.
• Do not open door.
• Remove from the oven; cool on wire rack.
• In the top of a double boiler, combine egg yolks and remaining sugar.
• Gradually stir in lemon juice and peel.
• Cook and stir over simmmering water for 15 minutes or until mixture is thickened and reaches 160*.
• Cover and refrigerate until cool.
• In a chilled bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form.
• Spread half over meringue; cover with lemon mixture.
• Top with remaining cream mixture.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.
• Refrigerate overnight.

SCHAUM TORTE

Steps:

• Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar; continue beating until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until mixture is stiff and glossy. Add vanilla and vinegar; mix well. Spread batter in a greased 10-in. springform pan., Bake at 275° for 1 hour. Turn oven off; let torte cool in oven. With a sharp knife, cut around edges of pan; turn torte onto a platter. Serve with ice cream, strawberries and whipped cream.

HAZELNUT SPONGE ROLL WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM

Steps:

• Also need 1 swiss roll tin, greased and lined with baking paper.
• Hull and slice a little over 1/2 punnet strawberries (sufficient to make up to 1 cup).
• Sprinkle with caster sugar.
• Whip the cream SOFTLY.
• Add vanilla essence, sliced strawberries and any syrup'residue' in the bottom of the bowl from the berries.
• Beat for a few seconds, mashing the strawberries into the cream.
• Separate eggs.
• Put YOLKS in small bowl, and WHITES into larger bowl.
• Whisk YOLKS and sugar until thick and creamy.
• Add hazelnuts and flour.
• Beat egg WHITES separately until stiff.
• Add a spoonful of the beaten egg whites to the yolks to soften slightly.
• Fold the yolk/hazelnut mixture gently through the the remaining beaten egg whites.
• Brush paper-lined swiss roll tin lightly with melted butter.
• Place the sponge mixture into the tin and spread quickly to the edges.
• Bake in a moderate oven for about 15-20 minutes.
• Turn out onto a clean TEATOWEL sprinkled well with sugar.
• Roll up (from the longest side).
• Roll the cloth INTO the cake!
• NOTE: be careful NOT to roll TOO tightly as this will cause the sponge to flatten.
• Hold hot cake for a few seconds, then gently UNroll- to remove the teatowel.
• Roll sponge back up and leave till cold, then unroll sufficiently enough to fill with the Strawberry Cream.
• Cut into thick slices and serve with the remaining strawberries (whole or halved).

SCHAUM TORTES WITH STRAWBERRY CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Bring water to a simmer in the bottom pan of a double boiler, add the egg whites and confectioners’ sugar to the top pan, and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture is very thick and will hold its shape, about 10 minutes.
• Whisk in the vanilla, remove from the heat, and set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Spoon the mixture, in batches if necessary, into a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tube (or form a rectangle of waxed paper into a funnel shape and snip off the pointed end to make a pastry tube).
• Pipe onto the parchment-lined baking sheet 8 meringue circles each about 4 inches in diameter.
• Pipe more meringue into the center of each circle to form the bottom of the basket.
• In a circular motion, pipe more meringue around the perimeter of each basket to make the sides of the basket.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the meringues are set and crisp on the outside.
• Remove from the oven and set aside to cool to room temperature.
• (The meringues may be made several days ahead and kept in an airtight tin.).
• MAKE THE FILLING: Reserve 8 perfect strawberries for garnish.
• Mash the remaining strawberries with a potato masher in a large bowl.
• Stir in the lemon juice and then the sugar.
• Taste, and add more sugar if you like.
• Beat the cream until it holds soft peaks.
• Fold the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture.
• Place the meringues on individual plates, spoon the strawberry mixture into the baskets, garnish each serving with a fresh strawberry, and serve.