Lemon cream

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Description

This fruit cream has a similar creamy texture to products with higher fat contents.

Several factors have come together to make this possible. First, the konjac thickens the mix and gives it the kind of silkiness that would characterize a higher-fat product. The agar-agar helps a gel to form and, because it is used in very small doses, it is not as firm as you might commonly expect. The coagulated egg whites help to balance out the textures and boost the product’s creamy mouthfeel.

Suggested uses

  • Plated desserts
  • Desserts, tarts and mini gateaux
  • Tiny after-dinner format
  • Dessert glasses

Overall composition

Fruit purée
69.6%
Sugar
20%
Egg whites
10%
Konjac
0.2%
Agar agar
0.2%
Overall composition
100%
Fruit purée
Sugar
Egg whites
Konjac
Agar agar

Fruit purée used

Femminello Lemon

Tasting temperature

Chilled

Ways of consuming

On site ,
Takeaway

Strenghts

Fruit intensity ,
New use

Composition
1000 g
100%
Sugar
200 g
20%
Agar agar
2 g
0.2%
Konjac
2 g
0.2%
Lemon purée
696 g
69.6%
Egg whites
100 g
10%

Technique

Mix the sugar, agar-agar and konjac, then sprinkle them onto the fruit purée, mixing all the while, until homogenous.

Heat to 185°F (85°C), still stirring continuously, and combine with the egg whites.

Mix again with a stand mixer. Heat to 180°F (82°C) as you would for a crème anglaise, then immediately pour out. Store at 40°F (4°C).

Trick

You can also make a sugar crisp to go on your fruit cream. This creates a crème brulée-like effect, with silky cream and crispy caramel. Use a fine sieve to sprinkle a covering of dehydrated glucose onto a silicone mat, followed by a sprinkling of sugar (approx. 15g of dehydrated glucose and 5g of sugar for a 30 x 40cm surface). Use a cutter or ruler to sketch out shapes, then singe with a blowtorch.

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Lemon cream

69.6%
Fruit purée
20%
Added sugar
Ingredients
Lemon purée, Sugar, Egg whites, Konjac, Agar agar
Snowflake
Non-Freezable

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