
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
- Preheat the oven to 390 °F (air circulation).
- Roll the pastry into a circle with approx 12 inches Ø. Place into the same sized greased cake tin and prick with a fork.
- 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.
- Whisk QimiQ Classic smooth. Fold into the semolina mixture with 3 tbsp sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest and grated almonds.
- 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.
- Bake in the lower half of the pre-heated oven for approx. 45 minutes (turn the top heat off after 30 minutes).
- Dust with icing sugar and decorate with the jelly eggs.