Almond cream |
Brunch, Vegetarian, Sweet, Cream
A classic French cream that is essential for many pastry recipes.
Make sure that the butter is soft and not melted. The texture won't be the same with melted butter.
Many recipes call for cooking the almond cream in some form.
Ingredients
Recipe for 12 servingsAlmond cream
Possible fruit
Preparation time: 30 min
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Almond cream
In your stand mixer, cream the room temperature butter and the sugar (mix vigorously until creamy homogenous).
Add the eggs one by one. Once the eggs are fully encorporated, add the dry ingredients and continue to mix until smooth.
Finish by adding the rum.
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The fruits
Raspberries
Fresh, frozen, crumble or jam, mix or not with almond cream in a tart base, then bake.
Apples
Peel, cut into cubes or thick slices, place on almond cream, then bake.
Pear in syrup
Place on the almond cream, then bake. This technique is called "Bourdaloue".
Fresh apricots (or syrup)
Cut in half, remove the pits to obtain oreillons. Place three oreillons per tartlet on the almond cream, then bake.
Official partners
Make sure that the butter is soft and not melted. The texture won't be the same with melted butter.
Many recipes call for cooking the almond cream in some form.