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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Gateau Basque - recipe (including photos)

For 6-8 pers.
Ingredients for the filling :
  • 250 grams of milk
  • 40 grams of powdered sugar
  • 40 grams of flour
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 spoon with Rum
  • half of a vanilla stick
  • salt

Boil the milk with the vanilla stick.


Meanwhile beat the egg yolks with the powdered sugar.


Add the flour and mix.


Add the milk little by little and mix until well incorporated.

Put the composition in a pot and let it at slow fire until thick, mixing continuously.

Let it cool! Add the rum and put the pot aside.



Ingredients for the dough (25x20cm):
  • 250 grams of flour
  • 150 grams of butter
  • 50 grams of ground almonds
  • 30 grams of powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • salt
Mix all the ingredients. Make a non sticky dough and put it in the fridge for at least 1 hour.


After 1 hour divide the dough in 2 parts.

Take one half of the dough, spread it on the table and then put it in the baking form.

Add the filling and then cover with the second part of the dough.


Prick the dough with a fork. Above the last layer of dough you can brush an egg yolk mixed with 2 spoons of milk.


Put it in the preheated oven at 180 Celsius degrees for 30-40 minutes or until ready.

Enjoy!


...and the recipe from the book.



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