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Almond dacquoise

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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duree45 min. difficultéEasy prix3.95 € pour combien500 g ingredients4 Ingredients
Last modified on: June 28th 2011
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
Almond dacquoise : Stage 1
Beat 5 egg whites, incorporating 2 tablespoons caster sugar halfway through, then 150 g icing sugar when they are stiff.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Almond dacquoise : Stage 2
Tip 150 g ground almonds into the meringue.

Preheat the oven to 180°C (360°F).
Stage 3 - ⌛ 7 min.
Almond dacquoise : Stage 3
Fold in the ground almonds gently.
Stage 4
Almond dacquoise : Stage 4
Your dacquoise dough is ready.
Stage 5
Almond dacquoise : Stage 5
You can pipe biscuits with a forcing bag like finger biscuits.
Stage 6
Almond dacquoise : Stage 6
Or spread the mixture into one big flat biscuit with a metal spatula.
Stage 7
Almond dacquoise : Stage 7
You can also make pistachio dacquoise by replacing the ground almonds with ground pistachios.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 25 min.
Almond dacquoise : Stage 8
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.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in an airtight tin.
Source: After Pierre Hermé (simplified).
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe40 RDI=10 %210 RDI=20 %80 RDI=10 %1,710 RDI=90 %7,170 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g7 RDI=3 %40 RDI=4 %20 RDI=3 %360 RDI=20 %1,490 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, Nuts
How much will it cost?
  • For 500 g : 4.00 €

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