Dessert Lesson #3 + July #1!

Hey everyone!

sorry it's been a while! I have been flat out getting assignments finished for the end of the semester! But good news now, I have a 4 week break!

So for July I'm aiming to do one blog a day! I hope I manage to do this... :/

Anyhooo... 3rd Dessert lesson!

For this lesson I made:

Crepe suzette

Apple strudel

Mille feuilles

Meringues

Mille feuilles

This was my first time making Mille Feuilles and actually the first time I had ever heard of them!

From my experience I would describe them as a bit of a flasher version of the good old custard square.

This had 3 layers of puff pastry (homemade!) with layers of pastry creme in between.

My one is decorated with icing ontop.

I was really happy with how mine turned out however I am definitely going to have to practice making more puff pastry to try get some more 'puff'.

Apple Strudel

A classic dish once again I had not made before. I filled this with a delicious apple filling with raisins and some leftover pastry creme! (Didn't make my own puff pastry for this one though...)

I loved decorating mine with some leftover pink and white icing. This was a great finishing touch.

Crepe suzette

This dish made me a lot more confident in the kitchen..... flipping those crepes had always been a fear of mine since I just couldn't trust myself to do it! Basically I had to force myself to do it otherwise I wouldn't pass.  My first attempt.... was a success! woohoo!
So if you don't trust yourself to flip crepes, you should definitely give it ago. Perhaps watch  videos of others doing it. Then you can show off at that next dinner party ;)

The crepes are lightly poached in a sweet orange syrup.

Meringues

The Meringues are very similar to the pavlova I made in a previous dessert lesson.
2 egg whites with 100g sugar
Cooked in a low heated oven then left to cool in the oven until dried out.
These are filled with cream then a selection of fresh fruit.

What do you think of these desserts? Have you tried them before?

Brit :)

Dessert Lesson #2

Hey guys it's time for the 2nd dessert lesson!

For this lesson I made,

-Lemon meringue pie

-Pear conde served with rice pudding

-Orange and Lime Bavarios

Lemon meringue pie

This was probably my favourite dish made today because I just can't get enough of lemon desserts!

I just love the acidic flavour of the lemons brought down by a hint of sugar to make a match made in heaven!

The meringue on top is roughly piped on and the baked lightly to cook the egg whites and give it a slight golden colour.

This is the final image of the dessert all plated up.

It is served with cream and a mixed berry coulis :)

 Pear Conde

The pear conde is a pear poached in a stock syrup with red wine. The flavours of the stock syrup enhance the flavour of the pear giving it a soft but delightful finish! yummo!

The rice pudding to my surprise was really yum! Infact so yum here is the recipe!

Cook 75g rice in 400mls of milk with 50g sugar and 3-4 drops vanilla essence and a pinch of nutmeg. absorb the liquid into the rice and it is ready once the rice is cooked (not crunchy but not mushy)

Enjoy!

This dish was served with cream and a reduction of the leftover stock syrup.

Orange and lime Bavarios 

We had made Bavarios before but this time we tried a different flavour. The orange and lime was an interesting one and a flavour that made you want to keep eating more because your taste buds were still trying to figure it all out! (if you know what i mean??)

I practices chocolate run outs on the plate and filled them with a mixed berry coulis and a kiwifruit coulis

I hope you enjoyed this 2nd Dessert lesson :)

Remember if you would like any recipes, feel free to leave a comment :)

Have a great week!
Brit :)