Almond dacquoise
A dacquoise is a sort of almond meringue that can be eaten like a biscuit or can be used as the base of more sophisticated desserts.
174K 9 4.2
Last modified on: June 28th 2011
For 500 g, you will need:
- 1
5 egg whites - 2
2 tablespoons caster sugar - 3
150 g icing sugar - 4
150 g ground almonds - Total weight: 480 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 25 min. | 44 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Beat 5 egg whites, incorporating 2 tablespoons caster sugar halfway through, then 150 g icing sugar when they are stiff.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Fold in the ground almonds gently.
Stage 4
Your dacquoise dough is ready.
Stage 5
You can pipe biscuits with a forcing bag like finger biscuits.
Stage 6
Or spread the mixture into one big flat biscuit with a metal spatula.
Stage 7
You can also make pistachio dacquoise by replacing the ground almonds with ground pistachios.
Stage 8 - 25 min.
Cook for around 25 minutes without opening the oven door, otherwise the dacquoise is very likely to fall completely flat.
Remarks
Another possible flavour: the almonds can be replaced with hazelnuts.
Important: the dacquoise dough is very sticky, so must be cooked on a non-stick baking sheet or a sheet of cooking parchment.
If you lose track of how many egg whites you have in your bowl, remember 1 egg white = 30 g approximately.
Important: the dacquoise dough is very sticky, so must be cooked on a non-stick baking sheet or a sheet of cooking parchment.
If you lose track of how many egg whites you have in your bowl, remember 1 egg white = 30 g approximately.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,712 Kcal or 7,168 Kj | 36 gr | 206 gr | 83 gr |
| 86 % | 14 % | 19 % | 13 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 357 Kcal or 1,495 Kj | 8 gr | 43 gr | 17 gr |
| 18 % | 3 % | 4 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
Source
After Pierre Hermé (simplified).
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toasted almond cake, Arlesian Biscuits, Paris-Brest, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Chocolate almond cookies, ... All |
 | Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Caribbean upside-down cake, Gâteau Nantais, Almonds pyramids, Almond cream or frangipane, Marzipan (almond paste), ... All |
 | Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Marzipan (almond paste), Italian Meringue, How to beat egg whites, Amiens macaroons, Finger biscuits, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Grandma Solange's biscuits, Toffee apple upside-down cake, Italian Meringue, Cooking sugar, Apple paste, ... All |
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