Taste & Flavors

DESSERT

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Exotic fruit pastries

By Chef Marc & Clement Tannouri Chasseurs de Saveurs

Serves 4 Prep/baking 2 hrs

Cocoa crumble • 100g butter • 100g sugar • 100g almond powder • 20g cocoa powder • 10g flour Preheat the oven to 180°C. Mix the sugar and the butter until it’s creamy. Add almond powder. Add cocoa powder and flour. Make little balls of dough with your hands (the size of a nut). Cook the crumble 15 to 18 minutes.

Citrus segments • 1 orange • 1 grapefruit • 1 lemon Peal the citrus and cut into segments.

Citrus syrup • 500g water • 500g sugar • 3 orange zest • 3 lemon zest • 3 grapefruit zest • Optional spices: cinnamon, anise,

cloves, etc... Boil all together. Put the citrus segments into the boiled syrup. Place in fridge until cold.

Lemon cake • 110g egg yolks • 150g sugar • 75g cream • 115g flour • 3g baking powder • 3 lemons, finely zested • 50g melted butter Preheat the oven to 160°C. Mix egg yolks with sugar. Add cream. Then add flour, baking powder and lemon zest. Finish by adding the melted butter. Cook the cake for approximat­ely 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

Orange chips Preheat the oven to 90°C. Slice the orange finely. Place orange slices on greaseproo­f paper. Sprinkle icing sugar on orange slices and put in oven until slices are dried.

 ??  ?? TROPIC Even if you’re vacationin­g in the countrysid­e this summer, bite into one of these tropical treats and you can almost feel the warm sea breeze on your skin
TROPIC Even if you’re vacationin­g in the countrysid­e this summer, bite into one of these tropical treats and you can almost feel the warm sea breeze on your skin

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