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 250 g, you will need:
- 1
3 egg whites - 2
1 tablespoon caster sugar - 3
75 ml icing sugar - 4
170 ml ground almonds
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 19 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 44 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Beat 3 egg whites, incorporating 1 tablespoon caster sugar halfway through, then 75 ml 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.
Source: After Pierre Hermé (simplified).
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 20 7 % | 100 10 % | 40 6 % | 860 40 % | 3,600 40 % |
| Per 100 g | 7 3 % | 40 4 % | 20 2 % | 340 20 % | 1,410 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 250 g : 2.02 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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