Ile flottante eng.

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ pounds Sugar; (less 1 tbs)
4 cups Milk
1 Vanilla bean
8 Egg yolks
8 Egg whites
8 tablespoons Sugar
1 teaspoon Cream of tartar
A few drops of vanilla

Directions

CREAM

THE ISLAND

Cream:

1.Beat yolks with sugar until lemony colored,very pale yellow 2. Bring the milk to a boil with the bean { sliced in half) 3. Remove the vanilla bean and pour the hot milk slowly , still beating,over the yolks.OFF THE HEAT 4. Bring the mixture back to very slow heat and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula just until it coats the spoon. DO NOT LET It BOIL!!!!!! Should take about 3 minutes in the heat.

The Island:

5. Whip whites until very firm. 6. Add sugar 2 T at a time whipping to a smooth batter.Add vanilla 7. Butter a tube pan and pour in the batter.

8. Bake in a pre heated 350 F oven in a water bed for 15 minutes.

9. Let cool and unmold.

10. Pour the cream around the unmolded island(egg whites) and they will float.

11. Make a caramel and drizzle it over the island.

Posted to KitMailbox Digest by Pat Hanneman <kitpath@...> on Sep 01, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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