ALMOND DACQUOISE WITH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

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Categories     Berry     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Strawberry     Almond     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

For meringue layers
1 1/4 cups whole blanched almonds (7 oz)
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
6 large egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon almond extract
For filling
3 cupsfresh strawberry ice cream slightly softened
For topping
1 lb strawberries (3 cups)
Special Equipment
a standing electric mixer and parchment paper

Steps:

  • Make meringue layers:
  • Preheat oven to 275°F and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Trace three 12- by 4-inch rectangles on parchment (2 on one sheet, at least 2 inches apart, and 1 on the other), then turn over.
  • Pulse together almonds, 2 tablespoons sugar, and cornstarch in a food processor until finely ground, being careful not to grind to a paste.
  • Beat whites with standing electric mixer at medium speed until foamy. Beat in cream of tartar and a pinch of salt, then gradually beat in remaining 3/4 cup sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. Increase speed to high and beat until meringue holds stiff, glossy peaks.
  • Fold ground almonds gently but thoroughly into meringue in 3 batches. Spread evenly onto rectangles on parchment with a small metal spatula, filling them in. (As mixture bakes, meringue will spread slightly outside lines.)
  • Bake meringue layers in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until firm and pale golden, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes total. Slide meringue layers, still on parchment, onto racks, then cool completely and peel off paper.
  • Fill and assemble dacquoise:
  • Place 1 meringue layer on a platter and spread 1 1/2 cups ice cream evenly on top with cleaned spatula. Top with second meringue layer, then with remaining 1 1/2 cups ice cream. Top with third meringue layer, then trim edges of dacquoise with a serrated knife to make even.
  • Wrap in plastic wrap and foil and freeze at least 3 hours and up to 2 days.
  • Decorate dacquoise:
  • Just before serving, trim and thinly slice strawberries and arrange decoratively over dacquoise.

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