Elderflower pâte de fruit
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- Petit four
- Medium
- 4
- 60 minutes
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This delightful elderflower pâte de fruit recipe from Lee Westcott makes utterly charming petit fours, with slowly-infused elderflower adding a fragrant flavour to the sweets.
Ingredients
Elderflower syrup for the pâte de fruit
- 400g of caster sugar
- 400g of water
- 10 sprigs of fresh elderflower
Pâte de fruit
- 40g of caster sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 4g of yellow pectin
- 1g of tartaric acid
To garnish
- caster sugar
- 2 sprigs of fresh elderflower
- vegetable oil, for deep frying
Equipment
- Deep fat fryer
- Sugar thermometer
- Silicon ice cube moulds
Method
1
To make the syrup, combine all of ingredients in a pan and bring to the boil. Stir to dissolve the sugar, then allow to cool and infuse overnight. The next day, pass the syrup through a strainer
- 400g of caster sugar
- 400g of water
- 10 sprigs of fresh elderflower
2
To make the pâte de fruit, place 400g of the elderflower syrup in a pan, place over a medium-high heat and mix the sugar and pectin together in a bowl. When the elderflower syrup is at a boil, add the sugar and pectin mix to the syrup, whisking continuously. Cook to 107°C
- 40g of caster sugar
- 4g of yellow pectin
3
When the temperture reaches 107°C, add the tartaric acid, remove from the heat and pour into mould. Allow to cool and set at room temperature in a cold area
- 1g of tartaric acid
4
To serve, demould the pâte de fruits and roll in caster sugar, ensuring each shape is thoroughly coated in the sugar
- caster sugar
5
Preheat a deep fryer to 180°C
6
Separate the elderflower sprigs into smaller clumps of flowers and deep-fry until golden. Drain and allow to cool on kitchen paper before placing a small piece on top of each pâte de fruit
- 2 sprigs of fresh elderflower
- vegetable oil, for deep frying
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