dessert – style dispenser

We are having yet another hot weekend here in London, and British strawberries are still in season. Conclusion: a cooling dessert with flavour! What I like about this quintessentially English treat, is that it is not too sweet and the fruit makes it even more pleasant during the hot days. Plus, I made some fresh mousse from the rest of the fruit. Perfect combo.

Wipe the double cream to create the thick and fluffy consistence.
Cut the strawberries into quarter pieces. It is up to you whether you prefer to finish it neatly or, lets say, in a more bohemian way.
Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to the cream.
Add crushed meringue ( the nests I have used here are from Tesco Finest ).
Place it all in the bowls before serving and garnish with the freshly blended mousse.
Finish with mint leafs and icing sugar.

Enjoy! 🍓

Dutch Baby, so fashionable these days, is nothing else but the pastry my Mum used to make for my siblings and I when we were in need for some dessert fix. Now that I’m older it doesn’t surprise me why that was her fix of choice. It’s surprisingly easy to make it, takes minutes to bake it and above all it looks rather spectacular whether you’re an adult or child in need of sugar rush.

So, baking this kind of pancake- Yorkshire pudding- pastry was not only fun but also a nostalgic carefree flashback of a sweet times with my sweet Mama.

To make this 26cm size pastry you need:
3 whole eggs
100g plain flour
1 tbsp of caster sugar
pinch of sea salt
1 vanilla pod
150ml whole milk
large tbsp of butter of any kind

Preheat the cast iron pan in oven at 220C.
Place the eggs and sugar in a blender, mix them well.
Add milk, vanilla beans from the pod, salt and the flour to achieve a smooth batter.
Take the hot pan out of oven and melt the scoop of butter.
As soon as butter has melted, pour the batter into the pan and place it in the oven for approx. 20 mins.

Once golden brown and high in size, take it off carefully out oven and garnish with seasonal fruits and icing sugar if you like it.

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