RASPBERRY GRATIN

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you will love this elegant yummy dish the great flavors come together for a great tasting dish it's perfect if you are making a nice dinner for two you can use this as a side dish , appetizer or desert . I got this recipe out of a professional cook book I bought for my culinary arts class it was created by chefs I will post...

Provided by Brenda Savage

Categories     Fruit Sides

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 oz raspberries fresh
1 genoise layer sliced 1 cm thick to cover bottom of dish
2 oz pastry cream
1 oz whipped cream
TT optional flavoring kirsch,orange liqueur,or raspberry brandy
1/4 slice almonds, sliced
1/4 butter, melted
confectioners' sugar as needed

Steps:

  • 1. step 1 - use a shallow gratin dish or other heatproof dish large enough to hold fruit in shallow layer
  • 2. step-2 cut a thin slice of genoise about 3/8 in. 1 cm thick to cover bottom of dish .
  • 3. step-3 arrange the fruit on top of the genoise .
  • 4. step-4 combine pastry cream,whipped cream, and flavoring . spread the mixture to cover the fruit completely.
  • 5. step-5 mix the almonds and butter and sprinkle over the pastry cream . dredge the top heavily with confectioners sugar.
  • 6. step-6 place under a broiler or in the top of a hot oven for a few minutes to brown the top . serve hot and enjoy !
  • 7. you may substitute the raspberries for sweet pitted cherries, but if you do and you use the brandy for flavoring I suggest using the cherry .
  • 8. this recipe time is based on already having a prepared genoise cake

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