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Clementine Creamy

A clementine cremeux is a little different from cremeux based on pulpy fruits (such as blackcurrant or raspberry), this time more juice is used and the zest.

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Last modified on: January 18^th 2023

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For 300 g, you will need:

1 25 g caster sugar
2 5 clementines
3 ½ egg
4 1 egg yolk
5 2 g gelatin
6 35 g butter
Total weight: 607 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
21 min.	2 hours 10 min.	5 min.	2 hours 36 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 2 hours

Zest 2 clementines into 25 g caster sugar, mix well, film and place in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

After this time, add ½ egg and 1 egg yolk, mix well.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Soak 2 g gelatin in a bowl of cold water.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Squeeze the clementines, you should get 250 ml of juice.

Pour the juice into a small saucepan and bring to 60°C (140°F), but do not boil.

Stage 5 - 1 min.

Pour the hot juice over the sugar-egg-zest mixture and mix well.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Pour this preparation through a fine sieve into a saucepan, you must remove all the clementine peel.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Place this pan over low heat, and stirring constantly with a maryse or whisk, bring to a boil.

Stage 8 - 1 min.

As soon as the boiling point is reached, remove from heat and add the wrung out gelatin...

Stage 9 - 1 min.

...mix well.

Stage 10 - 10 min.

Cover the pan and plunge it in a bottom of cold water, stick a thermometer in the preparation.

Stage 11 - 2 min.

When the temperature has dropped to 40°C (100°F), add 35 g butter in cold pieces...

Stage 12 - 1 min.

...then mix it all together.

Stage 13

Your clementine cream is ready.

This is a preparation that is usually poured into a mold, or into an already baked pie crust, before chilling it to set.

Remarks

This method can be used with other citrus fruits: grapefruits, oranges, lemons...

If you want to color your creamer (to accentuate the orange in particular) add coloring in step 9.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film, freezes very well

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
671 Kcal or 2,809 Kj	12 gr	70 gr	38 gr
34 %	4 %	7 %	6 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
111 Kcal or 465 Kj	2 gr	12 gr	6 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 300 g : 4.56 €

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