Cold Lemon Parfait

[judydawn]

Name of Recipe: Cold Lemon Parfait converted from OzHarvest pge 18
Number of People: 6 serves

Ingredients:

100g sugar
3 eggs, separated
zest & juice of 3 lemons (100mls)
300mls thickened cream
2 gold strength gelatine leaves

Preparation:

Mill sugar 15 sec/speed 9.
Place the butterfly over the blades.
Add the egg yolks, lemon zest & juice.
Beat 4 mins/50^o/speed 3.

Soften the gelatine leaves in cold water for 1 minute.  Squeeze out excess moisture and dissolve the leaves in 3 tblspns hot water.
Whisk this into the sabayon mixture 30 sec/speed 3.
Strain the mixture into a bowl and refrigerate until cold and just starting to set (mine took 1 hour 40 minutes but keep an eye on it after an hour).

Place butterfly and cream into a clean TM bowl and whip on speed 4 for 15 seconds or until soft peaks form.
Fold this through the cold sabayon using a spatula. Refrigerate again for 30 minutes.

In a perfectly clean, dry TM bowl, add the butterfly and the egg whites.  Just before the 30 minutes is up whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form 3mins/37^oC/speed 3.
Fold through the cold sabayon and spoon into some nice serving dishes.
Refrigerate for a few more hours or overnight.

Tips/Hints:

Zest the lemons anyway you like as it will be strained out later - I used my zester but you could use a vegetable peeler as well.

The recipe stated double cream which I did buy but it started turning into butter within a few seconds so I then bought ordinary whipping cream and it worked perfectly well.

The recipe said to soak the gelatine leaves 3-4 mins in the cold water before squeezing out and dissolving in the hot water.  This was far too long as I almost had trouble finding it!  I checked up on how to dissolve the leaves and 1 minute in the cold water is the recommended time.

Members' comments
KerrynN - Made this for guests last night and tasted great. Unfortunately it looked a bit lumpy, as the cream didn't fold in completely - I even tried squashing the lumps of cream between two spatulas. Maybe I should have folded it in in batches?
It didn't affect the taste though. Very lemony - just the way we like it.

JD - I just kept folding and mixing (even beating for a few seconds with the spatula  Roll Eyes) Kerryn until it was all incorporated.  I wasn't game to use the Thermomix to mix it in though - I wonder if it could be mixed that way?

[cookie1]

This sounds perfect Judy. Will have to raid BIL's lemon tree.

[achookwoman]

Judy,  there is nothing nicer than a lemon dessert.  This looks perfect for this hot weather.  Are you getting ready for when your citrus tree fruits.?

[judydawn]

Ha ha, no Chookie.  My neighbours' tree drops quite a good supply over onto our lawn to keep me going so I don't need a lemon tree.  The one I bought was a mandarin/orange tree.

[goldfish]

Mandarin/orange parfaits??  Sounds pretty good to me!!

[judydawn]

Now there's an idea - orange parfait would be nice.

[obbie]

ooohh I have lemons.... Gotta make this soon.

[past94x]

Gold strength gelatine leaves? Does anyone know if there is a UK equivalent?

[Cornish Cream]

Gold strength gelatine leaves? Does anyone know if there is a UK equivalent?

I'm sure Judy will be able to answer your question when she logs back on but I found this discussion here that might help past94x

[judydawn]

Sorry girls, I don't know much about gelatine but CC's link should sort it out for you.

[Aussie Brenda]

With regard to the gelatine, one tablespoon of gelatine will set 400mls of liquid, so I will use a tablespoon when I make this,.  Hope this helps.

[judydawn]

Don't make it yet AB, I am going to send you a couple of sheets over for you to try.  It gives you a much smoother finish to something like this.  A small return gift for the aprons 

[Aussie Brenda]

Well thanks Judy, not necessary, I was at the supermarket yesterday and was to iky  ( is that a word , how do you spell it) to buy the sheets

[judydawn]

Too late AB, all packaged up ready to post tomorrow   How much were the sheets in the supermarket and how many sheets per pack?  I've not seen them at Foodland where I do all my shopping and was going to get Katie to check out the prices in bulk from Garganis Bros when she is there next.

[Aussie Brenda]

12 sheets in the packet,, it was $5 something not Gold leaf just McKenzies  gelatine leaves 12 sheets will set 1 litre, where as the other container was $3 something and will set nearly 3 litres,  I have never tried the sheets do you think they are better?