Apricot Raspberry Pavlovas With Sliced Almonds Recipes

APRICOT-RASPBERRY PAVLOVAS WITH SLICED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites in large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1 cup sugar; beat until thick and mixture resembles marshmallow creme, about 5 minutes. Beat in cornstarch and almond extract. Drop meringue onto prepared sheet in 6 mounds, spacing apart. Using spoon, make indentationin center of each. Sprinkle almonds over meringues. Place in oven; immediately reduce temperature to 250°F. Bake until meringues are dry outside but centers are still soft, about 45 minutes. Cool on sheet on rack 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir apricots and 3/4 cup sugar in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves and apricots are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in vanilla. Transfer to bowl; chill until cool. Stir in raspberries.
• Using electric mixer, beat cream with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in medium bowl until peaks form.
• Place meringues on plates. Spoon whipped cream into center of each. Top with apricot mixture and serve.

ALMOND AND RASPBERRY SLICE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9 1/2 by 8-inch baking pan lined with parchment paper with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• To make the almond topping, combine 5 tablespoons butter, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract with the almonds and milk in a medium-sized saucepan. Cook over a low heat until the butter has melted, and then leave the mixture out to cool.
• To make the slice, whip together the remaining 1 stick 3 tablespoons butter, 1/2 cup sugar and vanilla extract with an electric beater until pale and creamy. Sift the flour with cornstarch and add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture in 2 batches, beating on low speed until just mixed. Pour the batter into the baking pan and bake for 12 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Remove the pastry from the oven and leave it out to cool for 10 minutes.
• Carefully spread the raspberry jam over the pastry base, and then spread the cooled almond topping over the jam. Return the dessert to the oven and bake for an additional 25 minutes, or until golden.

RASPBERRY ALMONETTES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in oil and extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press one side into chopped almonds. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets, almond side up. Flatten to 1/4-in. thickness with bottom of a glass., Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on pans 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and extract until smooth. Place rounded teaspoonfuls of filling on bottoms of half of the cookies. Make an indentation in center of each; fill with 1/4 teaspoon preserves. Cover with remaining cookies. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

APRICOT & PISTACHIO PAVLOVA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 140C/gas 1/fan 120C and line a baking sheet with non-stick parchment paper. In a small bowl, blend the cornflour, vanilla extract and vinegar to a smooth paste.
• Whisk the egg whites until stiff in a separate clean bowl. Gradually whisk in the sugar a little at a time to make a thick and glossy meringue, then whisk in the cornflour paste until well combined.Spoon the mixture on to the paper, then spread, without flattening it, to form a 23cm/9in round. Swirl the edges with the back of the spoon to give lovely soft folds and peaks. Scatter half the pistachios over the meringue and bake for 1 hour, by which time it will feel crisp if you tap it. Turn off the oven and leave the pavlova to cool with the oven door open.
• Set aside 450g/1lb of the apricots and roughly chop the rest, discarding the stones. Purée the chopped apricots, then push them through a sieve with a metal spoon. Stir in the liqueur and sweeten with 3 tbsp of the icing sugar, or enough to sweeten as you like it.
• Lightly whip the cream so it's soft and billowy, then spoon over the pavlova. Cut the reserved 450g/1lb apricots in half, discard the stones, then cut into wedges. Scatter them over the whipped cream along with the remaining pistachios. Dust with the rest of the icing sugar and serve with the apricot purée.

APRICOT-RASPBERRY ANGEL TORTE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using an ungreased 10-in. tube pan. Cool., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar and extract until light and fluffy; fold in whipped topping., Split cake into three layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with a third of the cream cheese mixture. Top with a third of the pie filling, raspberries and almonds. Repeat layers twice. Garnish with mint. Refrigerate leftovers.

RASPBERRY PAVLOVA BOMBE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar. Set over a pan of simmering water; whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch. Remove from heat; mix, using whisk attachment, on medium high, until stiff peaks form, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer meringue to parchment-lined baking sheet; spread into a 5-inch-diameter disk that is 1/2 inch thick. Transfer to oven; let dry but not brown; this will take about 4 hours. Remove from oven; let cool. Remove from parchment, break into 2- to 4-inch shards, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, line a 9-inch-diameter, 4- inch-deep metal bowl with raspberries. With open sides of berries facing wall of bowl, place raspberries neatly in bottom and up sides of bowl. Work up sides of the bowl as far as you can; if berries start to fall, add them later. Transfer the bowl to the freezer, and let berries completely freeze to the bowl, about 2 hours.
• Beat 1 cup raspberry sorbet in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until soft but still holding its shape, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the mold from the freezer, and gently layer sorbet in bottom of bowl, smoothing it toward the edges with an offset spatula. Return mold to freezer until sorbet has hardened. Remove mold from freezer; cover the sorbet with a single layer of raspberries, about 1 1/2 cups. Return to freezer until berries are solid, about 20 minutes. Soften 1 pint vanilla ice cream as above. Remove mold from freezer; spread a layer of vanilla ice cream over frozen berries, making sure ice cream is spread all the way to the sides of the berry-lined bowl. Return mold to freezer, and let vanilla ice cream become firm, about 15 minutes.
• Soften 1 pint raspberry sorbet as above; set aside. Remove mold from freezer; layer the meringue on top of the vanilla ice cream in a single layer; it is fine if some pieces overlap. On top of the meringue, spread the remaining cup of raspberry sorbet, making sure it touches berrylined edges of the bowl. Return mold to freezer. Continue process with one more single layer of raspberries, about 2 cups. Add remaining softened vanilla ice cream in an even layer. Add berries as needed to bowls lining so they completely encase the ice cream to top of bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; let bombe completely freeze overnight. Scatter sliced almonds, if using, over vanilla ice cream to keep from slipping when turned out. To unmold, dip bowl into very hot water for 7 seconds. Using some force, invert onto a cutting board. Transfer to serving platter. Working quickly, using a sharp knife, slice bombe into wedges; serve.