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QimiQ Easter Cake from Micha Schärer

QimiQ Benefits

  • Prevents moisture migration, pastry remains fresh and dry for longer
  • Fillings remain moist for longer
  • Longer shelf life without loss of quality

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

QimiQ Easter Cake from Micha Schärer
QimiQ Easter Cake from Micha Schärer

Ingredients

For 12 portions

  • 1

    Fresh sweet short crust pastry

  • 150g

    QimiQ Classic, room temperature

  • 10g

    Butter

  • 30g

    Hard wheat semolina, fine

  • 300ml

    Milk

  • Salt

  • 5tbsp

    Sugar

  • 4

    Egg(s)

  • 1

    Lime(s)

  • 150g

    Almonds, ground

  • Powdered sugar, to dust

  • Jelly eggs

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 390 °F (air circulation).
  2. Roll the pastry into a circle with approx 12 inches Ø. Place into the same sized greased cake tin and prick with a fork.
  3. Stir the semolina into 3.4 fl oz milk. Pour the remaining milk into a saucepan with a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and add the semolina mixture. Bring back to a boil for a few minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  4. Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Fold into the semolina mixture with 3 tbsp sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest and grated almonds.
  5. Whisk the egg white with a pinch of salt until stiff. Add the remaining 2 tbsp of sugar and continue to whisk for a few minutes. Fold into the semolina mixture and spread evenly over the pastry.
  6. Bake in the lower half of the pre-heated oven for approx. 45 minutes (turn the top heat off after 30 minutes).
  7. Dust with icing sugar and decorate with the jelly eggs.
Some doughy looking food

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