Well, this is our last week of term before placements start, really can't believe how fast its gone!
We've had a busy couple of weeks, so lets start with patisserie, which was all about meringues =)
We started out with a basic meringue recipe, which we piped into lovely hearts (all together now - Awwwwwww), and after that we moved onto Congress Tarts. They use a meringue based topping, which contains almonds, giving it a very marzipan-like flavour and texture =)
We also made a boiled meringue, for that classic dessert, lemon meringue pie! I think the thing to remember in future is to not go crazy with the meringue, otherwise the pie comes out looking a little bizarre!
Once it had cooled down, the topping did settle back down, so it looked less odd, and it was very tasty =D
Once the meringue hearts had cooled, the insides were painted with melted chocolate, then filled with whipped cream and topped with fresh fruits.
The following week we carried on with the decorative breads, creating an epic sculpture which included a pair of mill-stones, a beautiful cobbled courtyard floor, almost exact replicas of the stone walls surrounding the courtyard, my windmill, with brilliant working sails (courtesy of Rose), a lovely woven basket, baguettes baked by Alex, and a whole range of tiny breads, cheeses, milk churns, goats, peels, flour sacks and flowers =)
It really was quite something!
I don't have a picture of the whole thing yet, but above are Clare's fab courtyard floor, and my crazy windmill =)
I absolutely promise to update tomorrow with the latest from this week (baking actual tasty bread!) and tomorrows patisserie!
For now though, I have to start thinking about packing my bags... Time really needs to go slower!
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