No, I'm not talking about the ladies of rfc ... er wait, those are trollops!
I want to make a very VERY special dessert for a student who has worked for my department for 3 years. I want this dessert to be as beautiful as it is delicious. I was thinking of some kind of fruit [censored], perhaps nectarine? (they are very tasty right now) The best of the strawberries are all but gone. I was thinking of a crust with nuts, perhaps some kind of creamy filling, fruit on top, artfully arranged, and a glaze if necessary. I'm a competent baker, so even if you think the recipe is complicated, bring it on! Would love to hear tried and true recipe suggestions.
Nothing tried-n-true here, but since nectarines and almonds aren't very distant relatives, how about a simple shortbread crust for the [censored] that includes ground almonds? Add a vanilla pastry cream, nectarines, and maybe as a switch from the everpresent apricot jam glaze, glaze the whole thing with a light coating of seedless raspberry jam so you can look at it through rose-colored glazes? Might be a nice combo...
No, I'm not talking about the ladies of rfc ... er wait, those are trollops!
I want to make a very VERY special dessert for a student who has worked for my department for 3 years. I want this dessert to be as beautiful as it is delicious. I was thinking of some kind of fruit [censored], perhaps nectarine? (they are very tasty right now) The best of the strawberries are all but gone. I was thinking of a crust with nuts, perhaps some kind of creamy filling, fruit on top, artfully arranged, and a glaze if necessary. I'm a competent baker, so even if you think the recipe is complicated, bring it on! Would love to hear tried and true recipe suggestions.
I'm not a fan of nuts in crusts... so I'd make a pate sucre instead. I'd also keep it fairly simple: peaches and maybe a few blueberries for color. Glaze. That's it.
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Nothing tried-n-true here, but since nectarines and almonds aren't very distant relatives, how about a simple shortbread crust for the [censored] that includes ground almonds? Add a vanilla pastry cream, nectarines, and maybe as a switch from the everpresent apricot jam glaze, glaze the whole thing with a light coating of seedless raspberry jam so you can look at it through rose-colored glazes? Might be a nice combo...
Rose colored glazes :-) Very cute, Dan'l. AND your suggestion sounds great. Hey if peaches and rasps make melba, nectarines & rasps oughtter do well too.
Will let you know how it turns out.
SO good to see you around these parts again. Where the heck is Iain?
