Beehive Meringue Dessert
Ingredients
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Unit of Measurement
- Vanilla Meringue
- 250 g water 8.8oz
- 400 g sugar 14.1oz
- 100 g PreGel Five Star Chef Albumissimo (Meringue Powder) - 71904 3.5oz
- 20 g PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Vanilla Compound 0.7oz
- Honey Mousse
- 100 g PreGel Five Star Chef Pastry Gelatin Base - 311008 3.5oz
- 200 g water 7.1oz
- 1000 g heavy cream 35.3oz
- 200 g honey 7.1oz
- Honey Cake
- 500 g PreGel Five Star Chef Pronto Flamenco Gluten Free (Sponge Cake) - 44628 17.6oz
- 250 g softened butter 8.8oz
- 250 g eggs 8.8oz
- 100 g honey 3.5oz
- Strawberries and Cream Gelato (Cold Process-Single
- 3000 g whole milk 105.8oz
- 150 g heavy cream 5.3oz
- 540 g sugar 19.0oz
- 60 g PreGel Dextrose - Sweetening Agent - 83612 2.1oz
- 300 g PreGel Totalbase®-301148 10.6oz
- 35 g PreGel Strawberry Fortefrutto® - 45872 1.2oz
Method of Preparation
Instructions for Vanilla Meringue
- In a mixing bowl fitted with a whip attachment, add sugar and water.
- Whip until sugar is dissolved.
- Add PreGel Five Star Chef Albumissimo (Meringue Powder) - 71904 and whip until stiff peaks are obtained.
- Add PreGel Five Star Chef Vanilla Compound - 81906 to meringue.
- Mix until evenly incorporated and use as needed.
- Pipe onto inverted Pavoni molds and dry in a vented oven at 100° F for at least two hours to overnight.
Instructions for Honey Mousse
- In a 5-quart mixing bowl, combine all ingredients.
- Whip to desired peaks and use as needed.
Instructions for Honey Cake
- Mix all ingredients in a mixer fitted with the whip attachment.
- Whip at medium speed for two minutes.
- Pipe into paper cup-lined muffin tin and bake at 388°F/170°C for 15-20 minutes.
Instructions for Strawberries and Cream Gelato (Cold Process-Single
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Blend with immersion blender.
- Let the mix age and hydrate for ½ hour (optional).
- Pour in batch freezer and freeze.
Instructions for Method of Final Dessert Preparation
- Fill Beehive Meringue with mousse, let set in freezer for 30 minutes.
- Cut out a ring of cake that fits the bottom of the meringue.
- Place Meringue on top of cake piece.
- Drizzle PreGel Forest Berries Topping (Bilberries, Raspberries & Black Currants) - 88206 around the plate.
- Make a pile of broken dried meringue pieces for the gelato to sit on.
- Drizzle PreGel Honey Topping - 78906 on top of meringue.
- Enjoy!