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.
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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
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How long does it take?
Time required
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 25 min. | 44 min. |
Keeping:
1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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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.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 500 g : 3.95 €
Source
After Pierre Hermé (simplified).More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Icing sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oat financiers for Louise, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Walnut paste, Diamond biscuits, Mirlitons, ... All |
| Ground almonds: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate madeleines, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Fruit crumble, Checkerboard biscuits, ... All |
| Egg white: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to beat egg whites, Calissons, Succès praliné (praline meringue), Amaretti, Nougat, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cranachan, Pistachio powder or paste, Tarte Normande, Clafoutis "Marie-Antoinette", Sugar syrup, ... All |
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