Juan Carlos Lopez
Pastry Chef
COCOA SABLÉE
Ingredients:
- 470 g of cake flour
- 300g of unsalted butter
- 250 g of powdered sugar
- 25 g of albumin (egg whites)
- 5 g of salt powder
- 30 g of cocoa
Preparation:
- Mix the flour, powdered sugar, salt, and cocoa.
- Once incorporated and a homogeneous mixture is obtained, gradually add the egg whites and finally the rest of the flour. Mix well. Roll out the dough between sheets of rolling pin to a thickness of 2.5 mm and refrigerate.
- Cut to the size of the mold and bake directly from the refrigerator at 170°C for approximately 25 to 30 minutes.
Passion fruit compote
Ingredients:
- 180g of Pacific Fruit passion fruit puree
- 70 g of water
- 140 g of granulated sugar
- 10 g of NH pectin
- 1.5 g of citric acid
- Lemon zest or basil leaves for flavoring
Preparation:
- Place the passion fruit puree, water and some of the granulated sugar in a pot and heat.
- Mix the remaining sugar with the pectin and add to the warm mixture when it reaches 40°C.
- Heat to 85°C to hydrate the pectin. Once it boils, add the citric acid.
- Mix with the passion fruit confit.
- Flavor with lemon zest or basil leaves.
PASSION FRUIT CONFIT
Ingredients:
- 200g of passion fruit puree with seeds
- 50g of granulated sugar
- 70 g of glucose
Preparation:
- Cook all ingredients to 105°C, until most of the water has evaporated, the puree separates from the seeds and the seeds begin to caramelize.
PASSION FRUIT MOUSSE
Ingredients:
- 69 g of whipped cream (yogurt-like consistency)
- 56 g of granulated sugar
- 56g of gelatin mix
- 113g of Pacific Fruit passion fruit puree
- 281 g of passion fruit meringue
Preparation:
- Lightly beat the cream and add the passion fruit puree with the granulated sugar.
- Heat to 40°C and add the melted gelatin.
- Mix with the passion fruit meringue and check the temperature before adding the whipped cream.
- Use a #16 silicone mold and a double sphere mold to form the passion fruit design.
PASSION FRUIT MERINGUE
Ingredients:
- 20 g of albumin powder (powdered egg whites)
- 90g of Pacific Fruit passion fruit puree
- 100g of granulated sugar
- 40 g of water
Preparation:
- Beat all the ingredients with a mixer for 7 minutes.
COLORED GLAZE
Ingredients:
- 113 g of water
- 225 g of granulated sugar
- 146 g of glucose
- 146 g of condensed milk
- 270g of white chocolate
- 18 g of powdered gelatin
- 113g of mirror glaze
- 5 g of yellow dye
Preparation:
- Bring the water, sugar and glucose to a boil at 103°C.
- Add the hydrated gelatin, mix well and add the condensed milk.
- Pour over the white chocolate and emulsify well.
- Heat the mirror glaze to 45°C.
- Finally, add the glaze, mix with an immersion blender, add color and set aside.
MOUNTING
Preparation:
- Pour half of the mousse into the silicone sphere mold.
- Using a piping bag, fill the inside with passion fruit compote, finish with passion fruit mousse and freeze for 6 hours.
- Remove from the mold and apply a first layer of cocoa butter glaze, then the yellow glaze and add some touches of green color with an airbrush.
- Place the piece on the shortbread cookie and use dark chocolate to form the stem.