Fine lemon cream with flamed meringue

AUTHOR
Kerry Mosley
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
25 mins
TOTAL TIME
25 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 5 sheets Gelatine
  • 6 Eggs (size M)
  • 250 g Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated peel + juice of 2 organic lemons
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 200 g Whipped cream
  • 7-10 Tbsp Lemon balm

Directions

  1. 1

    1 Soak the gelatine in cold water. Separate the eggs, chill 4 egg whites. Whisk the egg yolks and 75 g sugar with the whisk of the hand mixer until thick and creamy. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Squeeze the gelatine, dissolve carefully. Stir approx. 3 tbsp of the egg yolk cream into the gelatine, then stir everything into the rest of the cream. Cool until the cream begins to gel

  2. 2

    Beat 2 egg whites with 1 pinch of salt until stiff. Whip the cream until stiff as well. First fold the cream, then carefully fold the beaten egg white into the gelling cream. Pour into a glass bowl and chill for at least 2 hours

  3. 3

    Beat 4 egg whites and 1 pinch of salt until stiff. Gradually add 175 g sugar. Keep beating until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is shiny. Spread the meringue mixture on the lemon cream and spread it loosely. Brown the surface with a gas burner (caution: it goes very quickly!). Serve decorated with lemon balm

  4. 4

    waiting time approx. 2 hours

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
370 kcal
CARBS
43 g
FATS
17 g
PROTEINS
10 g

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