Plum and Ginger Mousse
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
6 mousses
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 450 g ripe plums
- 50 ml water
- 250 ml milk
- 150 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs, separated
- 29.58 ml cornflour
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 75 g preserved gingerroot, finely sliced and chopped
- 250 ml double cream
directions
- Stone and roughly chop plums.
- In a pan, place the chopped plums and water then slowly bring up to a simmer and cook for around 10 minutes. Let the mixture reduce by a third to a half.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Whisk milk with 50 of the sugar, egg yolks, cornflour and vanilla. Tip into a fresh pan and bring to the boil - whisk continually.
- Remove from the heat then stir in the cooled plum. Set aside until cold - can put in fridge.
- Stir together egg whites and remaining sugar, then heat in a bowl over hot water until piping hot. Alternatively, heat in 3 short burst in the microwave on high setting, stirring every 10 seconds.
- Beat the egg mixture with a whisk (electric or man power) until it becomes a thick glossy meringue.
- Beat cream until thick.
- Fold the plum mixture and chopped ginger through the meringue, then gently fold through the cream.
- Divide between 6 containers (recipes suggests whiskey tumblers - you can use this as a size guide for choosing whichever pot you prefer) and chill for 4 hours before serving.
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I work in a local museum, training to be a curator. I enjoy baking at weekends, mainly sweet stuff but the BF and I are trying to put a stop to the expanding waistlines. This means fewer, or smaller batches rather than sugar substitutes or margarine. Butter, cream and sugar all the way (in moderation)!
It's not a proper weekend unless I've burned myself, probably getting something in or out of the oven.
I learnt to knit with the support of the people in the Learn to Knit thread on the craft forum and am now involved with a fun local group. For laughs, I go to quite a few stand-up comedy nights around town.