270 g Almond paste 50%
15 g Cherry brandy (option)
40 g Cream 35% fat
45 g Caster sugar
25 g Water
30 g Eggs
70 g Egg yolks
150 g Cream 35 % fat
6 g Gelatine
30 g Water
White chocolate spray
100 g White chocolate
100 g Cocoa butter
Neutral glaze
100 g Water
6 g Caster sugar
3 g Pectin NH (with sucrose)
3 g Lemon juice
Apricot high fruit compote
This apricot compote is made from carefully selected apricots sourced from France and Spain, with part of the fruit processed in our Andros facilities close to the growing areas. It stands out for its attractive orange colour, smooth and easy-to-use texture, and generous fruit pieces. Its flavour combines the sweetness of ripe apricots with a delicate touch of acidity typical of Bergeron-type apricots, providing balance and freshness. An ideal solution for verrines, inserts and pastry creations seeking a true fruit presence.
Whip the egg whites until foam, add sugar and whip until stiff peaks form. Add powder previously mixed together with a spatula. Spread at 1.7 cm height in a square frame of 27 x 37 cm. Sprinkle twice with icing sugar. Add grounded almonds. Bake at 170°C for 20 minutes.
2. Apricot compote
Mix the pectin with sugar. Heat up 1/3 of apricot high fruit compote with apricot puree to 40°C then add the pectin/sugar mix. Cook for 1 minute. Off the heat, add the remaining apricot high fruit compote, puree and lemon juice. Blend until an homogeneous mixture is obtain and pour in silicone moulds. Put 22 g in each moulds and put on a dacquoise disk of 3 cm diameter.
3. Almond Parfait
Do a «pâte à bombe» with eggs, yolks, sugar and water. When the pâte à bombe goes down to room temperature, add almond paste previously diluted with cream and cherry brandy (if desired). Add the soaked gelatine. Add the whipped cream. Pour 38 g in silicone moulds and put on a 5.5 cm diameter disk of dacquoise.
4. White chocolate spray
Melt separately the ingredients at 45°C. Mix together and use at 40°C. Spray on frozen almond cakes.
5. Neutral glaze
Heat up water to 45/50°C and add sugar/pectin mix. Bring to a boil. Add lemon juice and bring to a boil again. Blend then set aside and skim. Use at 70°C with a spray. Spray on the frozen apricot domes.
6. Assembly
Pour the almond parfait mixture in rounded silicone moulds. Put on a dacquoise disk to fill up the mould. Freeze and spray on the white chocolate spray. Do the apricot compote and pour in mini rounded silicone moulds with a dacquoise disk above. Freeze and spray on the neutral glaze. Place the apricot dome on the almond parfait and add a vanilla chocolate decoration above.
A creation by
Christophe Rhedon
Meilleur Ouvrier de France in Pastry and previously of the revered Maison Lenôtre, Christophe knows his way around original, sweet creations.
