Pain de Gênes with fruit decoration
A crown-shaped baked pastry made with German Lübecker Marzipan PGI, rich in almond flavour. It is also a perfect dessert for gatherings when served with fresh fruit.
Ingredients: 2 servings
- Lübecker Marzipan PGI from Germany 150ｇ
- Sugar 30ｇ
- Egg 127ｇ(Lx2)
- Flour 25ｇ
- Strong flour 12ｇ
- Baking powder small spoon 1/8
- Melted butter 45g
- Fruit of your choice (Strawberry, orange, blueberry, kiwi etc) some
Instructions
Add the beaten eggs to the Lübecker Marzipan from Germany a little at a time, mixing well.
Warm the dough in a bowl to body temperature in a hot water, remove the bowl from the hot water and beat well with a whisk until the dough is cool and ribbon-like.
Add the sifted flour, strong flour and baking powder together.
Add a small amount of the batter to the microwave melted butter and mix well, then add it back to the whole mixture and mix well.
Pour into buttered moulds and bake in a 180°C oven for 15 mins, then reduce the temperature to 160°C and bake for a further 20 mins.
Remove from heat and decorate with fruit of your choice.
