Saturday, July 08, 2006

Review: Chocolate Mousse with Mascarpone Creme Brulee


(excuse the poor presentation... it's kinda NOT my thing... just trust me that it tastes good)

I had time to kill this afternoon during naptime, so I gave this a try. Okay, I learned a lot about egg whites that I will now impart upon you just incase you are as eggwhite clueless as I...

* You can't beat eggYOLKS into peaks. I knew this, but the recipe said to use EGGS not eggwhites, so I went with it. I have since gone back in and added a note on the original recipe about this.

* You can't beat eggWHITES into peaks with beaters you just tried to beat the whole eggs into peaks with unless you clean them off REALLY well. Any amount of yolk just turns the whites into soup.

* You can't beat eggwhites into peaks in a glass bowl. Try a metal one instead, though copper is apparently best. Yep. Found this one out the hard way too.

Whew. So once THAT part was out of the way, this recipe was super easy. Really, if I hadn't gotten caught up in the eggwhite fiasco, it would have taken about 45 minutes to put together. The result, which I have only tasted so far in the form of leftovers in the bottom of the bowls, is DELICIOUS.

Give this one a try! Kids, adults, even your mother-in-law (uh, well, maybe), will rave! :)
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What did you do with the other half of a vanilla bean?
 
It's sealed up in the little baggie and back in the jar. I'm hoping it will survive long enough for me to make this again in a week or so! (any chance of that?)
 
I keep my beans in a baggie inside a airtight jar, so it should be okay, but if you want, you could use it to make vanilla sugar. Mmmm....
 
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