Asalways,I’mcommittedtousingingredientsthatmyreaderscanbuyattheirlocalgrocerystore(androsewater).SoIstartedwithgroundalmondsandIdidnotbuygumdragon(commonlyknowntodayasgumtragacanth)topreparethisrecipe.SinceI’vemademarzipaninthepast,IhadasenseofwhatproportionsIcoulduseworkingfromthe1eggwhitecalledforintherecipeandfeltfairlyconfidentthatIcouldgetthemixturetobind.Thatsaid,startingwithwholealmondsandincludinggumdragonwouldlikelyimpactthetextureofthefinaljumballs.(Ifyoumakethemthisway,letmeknow!)
UpdatedRecipe
Thisrecipemakesabout30jumballs–halfalmondandlemon,halfalmondandchocolate.Ifyouplantomakeabatchofentirelyalmondandlemonjumballs,simplyskipthefinalstepsthatdescribedividingthedoughandaddingcocoapowderandcocoanibs.Ifyouplantomakeabatchofentirelychocolatejumballs,addadoubleamountofthechocolateflavoringstothemixfromthestart(cupcocoapowderand2Tablespoonscocoanibs).
1lemon,peeland1tablespoonjuice2cupsgroundalmonds1cupsugar2Tablespoonsflour1eggwhite1Tablespoonrosewater2Tablespoonscocoapowder1Tablespooncocoanibs
Peelalemonusingavegetablepeeler.Placethelemonpeeland1cupwaterinasmallsaucepan.Bringtoaboilandcookfor5minutes.Drainandsetthepeelsasidetocool.Chopthecookedlemonpeelasfinelyasyoucan.
Preheatyourovento350F(180C).Linetwobakingsheetswithparchmentpaper.
Measurethegroundalmonds,sugar,andflourintoalargemixingbowl.Stirtocombine.Thenstirinthechoppedlemonpeelandensureitisevenlydistributedthroughoutthemix.Addtheeggwhite,rosewater,andlemonjuice.Stirwithaspoonandthenwithyourhands.Themixtureshouldholdtogetherwhenpressed.
Dividethejumballdoughintwointhebowloronacuttingboard.Placeonehalfonacuttingboardandtheotherhalfinthemixingbowl.Addthecocoapowderandcocoanibstothejumballdoughinthebowl.Mixwithaspoonandyourhandsuntilthechocolateflavoringsareevenlydistributedthroughoutthedough.
Shapethealmondlemonandthealmondchocolatejumballsonacuttingboardandplaceontothelinedbakingsheets.Letters,knots,twists,andothershapesusing1-2Tablespoonsofdoughallworkwell.1Tablespoonballsofdoughrolledsmoothworkespeciallywell.
Bakeforapproximately10minutes.Thebottomsofthealmondandlemonjumballswillbegoldenbrownandthejumballswillbecrispyontheoutsideandsoftinthemiddle.
Setasidetocoolonabakingsheetforatleast5minutesbeforeserving.
TheResults
Honestly,thesejumballsarejustdelicious.Theyremindedmeofallsortsofalmond-rich,marzipan-like,European-stylecookiesthatI’vehadthepleasuretoenjoynearhomeorwhiletraveling.Thelemonpeelliftsboththealmondandlemonandalmondandchocolatejumballs.FriendsandfamilyreallylikedtheseandIanticipatebakingthemagainsometimesoon.
ThisrecipeforLemonTartistheoldestoneinthecompetition.AsthePennStateleadbaker,Iencourageyou,myCookingintheArchivesreaders,togivethisoneatryandcastyourvotein#TheGreatRareBooksBakeOff
Description:sliceoflemontartandcupoftea
TheRecipe
HereistheinformationthatmyPennStateLibrariescolleagueswroteupforourBakeOffsite:
aCrustforTarts(p.37fol.19r)
Makesone10-inchtartthatcanbebakedinapiedishoraflutedtartpan.
Crust
*Feelfreetosubstituteastore-boughtpiecrusthereoryourfavoritepastryrecipe.Ifyouuseastore-boughtgrahamcrackercrust(orotherpre-bakedcrust),youcanskiptheblindbakingstep.
2cups/350gflour,additionalflourforrollingoutthepastry
1Tablespoonsugar
6Tablespoons/85gbutter
1eggyolk
1/4cup–1/2cupheavycream
Preheatovento425°F/218°C
Stirtogetherflourandsugarinalargebowl.
Cutbutterintosmallcubes.
Rubbutterintotheflourandsugaruntilthemixtureisgrainy.
Addtheeggyolkand1/4cupofheavycreamandstirtoformasoftpastry.Continuetoaddheavycreamatablespoonatatimeuntilalltheflourisintegratedintothepastry.(Iendedupusingawhole1/2cupintheend.)
Greaseapieortartdishwithbutterorbakingspray.
Rolloutthepastryonaflouredsurface.Arrangepastryinbakingdish.
Toblindbakethecrust,coverthepastrywithfoilandfillthedishwithbakingbeansoranotherweight.
Bakeat425°F/218°Cfor12minutes.Reducethetemperatureto350°F/180°Cfor10minutes.Thecrustshouldbegoldenandset,butnotasbrownaswhenapieiscompletelyfinishedbaking.
Filling
3wholeeggs
3eggyolks
Zestandjuiceof11/2lemons
3/4cup/175gsugar,plus1tablespoontosprinkleontopofthepie
3/4cup/175gbutter,melted
Whilethecrustisbaking,preparethefilling.
Separatetheeggyolks,meltthebutter,zestandthenjuicethelemons.
Inalargebowl,whisktogethertheeggs,lemonzest,andlemonjuice.Stirinthesugarandthenthemeltedbutterandmixwell.
Reduceoventemperatureto325°F/163°C.
Placethepiedishcontainingthebakedcrustonabakingsheet.Pourthefillingintothecrustandscrapeanysugarfromthebottomofthemixingbowlintothedish.
Sprinklethetopofthelemoncustardwithsugar.
Bakefor45minutesuntilthesugaronthetopcrispsandbrownsandthelemoncustardisset,butstilljiggly.
Coolonarackfor20minutesbeforeserving.
Thisisadelightfullylemonypiewithaflavorfulcrust.Thesugartoppinggiveseachbiteanicecrunch,butthepieisonlymildlysweetoverall.Sharplemonbalancestherichcustardandcrust.
ToMakeLemmonPuffsTakeapoundofDoublerefinedshugarsartedveryfine2LargeLemmons,scrapetheRhindofthemverysmall&rubitwellintothesugar,thenbeatupthewhitesof3eggswithatwigg,andasthefroathrisesputtitintotheshugar,byalitleattatime,rubitupthesideofthebasontillyoufinditlightandstifenoughtodrop,orsc[xx]eituponpapers,thensettthemuponpapersintotheOvenaftrafterbreadbakethempale.
ChocolettpuffsarethesameonlyputtinChocolettinsteadofLemmonsasmuchasyouthinkfittalitleserves.
Thisrecipemadeabouttwodozenpuffs.
2cupssugar(1lb)6eggwhiteslemonzestcocoanibs,finelyground,orcocoapowder
Preheatovento225F.Linethreebakingsheetswithparchmentpaper.
Separatetheeggsandplacethewhitesinalargebowl.Beatuntiljustfrothywithmixer.
Slowlyaddthesugartotheeggs.Youcandothisinbatchesormaintainaslowstreamwithamixerrunning.
Beatuntilthemixtureisglossyandwillholdastiffpeakonaspoonorbeater.Thetimethistakeswillvarywidelydependingonyoureggsandsugarandthetemperatureandhumidityofyourkitchen.Whenindoubt,keepbeating.Giventheamountofsugarinthismeringue,itisveryunlikelythatyouwillover-mixthemeringues.
Whenyouhaveachievedstiffpeaks,addtheflavoring.
Forlemonmeringues:Zesttwolemons.Addmostofthezesttothemix.Sprinkletheremainingzestoverthetopofthemeringues.
Forchocolatemeringues:Grind2Tcocoanibs.Cocoapowdershouldbeareasonablesubstitutehere.Addmostofthegroundcocoanibstothemix.Sprinklethegroundcocoanibsoverthetopofthemeringues.
Forabatchthatishalflemonandhalfchocolate:Dividethemeringuemixintotwobowls.Usethezestof1lemontoflavoranddecoratemeringuesfromonebowland1Tgroundcocoanibstoflavoranddecoratemeringuesfromtheother.
Dollopmeringuesontothepaper-coveredbakingsheets.Leavespaceinbetweenforexpansion.Sprinklewithzestorcocoanibs.
Bakefor1hourand20minutesuntilthemeringuesarehardontheoutsideandstillsoftinthecenter.Removefromthebakingsheetsandallowtocoolcompletely.Meringuescanbestoredinanair-tightcontainerforafewdays.
Crunchyandyielding,thesemeringueshaveadelightfultexture.Theflavorsaresubtle:thecitruszestisfirstasmellandthenafainttaste;thecocoanibsaddanuttychocolateflavorthatvariesbite-to-bite.WhenIsharedthesewithfriends,Iwasaskedifrosewaterwasoneoftheflavoringsbecauseofthefloralsmellofthecitrus.Imightincreasetheflavoringsnexttime,butsometimesasubtledelightisbest.
LemmonCreamTakethewhiteof7&theYolkeof3Egg,beatthemverywell&puttothemthePeelofone&juiceoftwoLemmonsStiritSoundly&putinhalfaporringerofRosewater&thelikeQuantityoffairwater,SweetenittoyourTast,thenStraineit&settitontheFyre,&keepitConstantlyStirringuntillitbeeasThickasasyoudesiretohaveit.
7eggs(7whites,3yolks)2lemons(zest1,juice2)crosewatercwatercsugar
Zestonelemonintoasmallmixingbowl.(Youcanalsopeelthelemonandfinelychopthepeel.)Addthejuiceofthelemonthatyouzestedandthejuiceofasecondlemon.Addtherosewaterandwater.Addthesugarandstiruntilthesugardissolves.Transferthemixtureintoasaucepan.
Separateseveneggs.Inalargebowl,combineseveneggwhitesandthreeeggyolks.Addtheeggstothelemonmix.
Overalowheat,whiskthelemoncreamasitthickensforapproximately20minutes.
Chillbeforeserving.
lemoncream
Sharpwithlemon,fragrantwithrosewater,andjustsweetenedenoughwithsugar,thislemoncreamdelightedClarkLibraryguests,fellows,andstaffalike.Althoughitdoesrequiresomeattentiononthestoveandcarefulegg-separating,itsrelativelyeasytoprepare.
OurRecipe
1cupwhitewine(IusedVinoVerdebutanydecentdrinkablewillwork.)Gratedorzestedpeelofawholelemon,dividedintotwobatchesJuiceofhalfalemon11/2cupscream1Tsugar(addmoreorlesstotaste)
Puthalfthelemonpeelandthewhitewineinajug.Iusedastandard4-cupmixingjugandcovereditwithplasticwrap.Letthismixturesitovernighttoinfuse.Youcanalsoletitsitfor6-7hoursduringthedayifyouplantoservethisintheevening.
Beforeserving,addtheremaininglemonpeelandlemonjuicetothejug.Pourinthecreamandwhiskvigorously.Skimoffrisingfrothorunpalatabledebris.(Ididnotfindhisnecessary.)Tastetheposset.Addsugar,Iaddedonetablespoon,untilthepossetissweetenedtoyourtaste.
Consumeimmediately.
TomakeLemmonCakes
1/2lbsugar2Trosewater2Torangeblossomwater2Twaterzestofonelemonjuiceofhalfalemonbakingparchment(orotherappropriatesurface)
(Imadeahalfbatch.)
Putthesugar,scentedwaters,andwaterintoasmallsaucepan.Heatuntilthesugarismeltedandcrystalsbegintoformonthesideofthepot.Addthelemonzestandjuice.Heatthroughandstir.*Pourcandymixontobakingparchmenttoset.Cut,break,oruseanothermethodtoshapebite-sizecandies.
*ThisisthepointintherecipewhereIthinkacandythermometer(orskill)mighthelp.
ToMakeLemonade.Hamers-ley
Thisrecipeiswonderfullylazy:Infusethewaterwithlemonsovernight,sweetenandseasonitinthemorning.Siplemonadeallday.Repeat.
1)Slicefivelemonsverythinlyandaddtheslicestothewarmwater.Strainmixinthemorning.Squeezeanyremainingjuicefromthelemonslicesintothemix.
2)Peelfivelemonsandaddthepeeltothewarmwater.Setfivepeeledlemonsaside.Strainmixinthemorning.Squeezethejuicefromfivepeeledlemonsintothemix.
5lemons,sliced
1quartwater
1Torangeblossomwater
iceand/orsparklingwatertoserve
Day1:
Boilaquartofwaterandsetasidetocool.Slicefivelemonsasthinaspossible.Letthewatercooluntilitiswarmtothetouch,butnolongerscalding.Addlemons,cover,andletsitovernight.
Day2:
Strainthelemonmixandsqueezeremainingjuicefromthelemons.Reserveafewslicestogarnishyourlemonade.Stirinthesugar.Addtheorangeblossomwater.
Still,thislemonadegreatlyimprovedmysteamySaturday.Iftheheatwaveholdsonformuchlonger,Imighttryitagainwithvariationsaddinglikethyme,sage,rosemary,mint,orlemonbalmfrommygardentotheinitialinfusion,orevenswappingouttheorangeblossomwaterforrosewater.
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