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Espresso foam

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 2 egg whites
  • 150 g sugar
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • 2 drops of bitter almond flavor
  • 50 g nougat (nut nougat)
  • 3 tbsp espresso, strong
  • 10 g butter, soft
  • 20 g powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp almonds, peeled and ground

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

with melt-in-the-mouth filling

Beat the egg whites until stiff. Gradually add the sugar. Add the lemon juice and bitter almond flavoring. Continue beating the mixture until the sugar has dissolved. Preheat the oven to approximately 150°C. Fill a piping bag with a small nozzle and pipe small buttons onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Bake (approx. 20 minutes on the middle rack). Melt the nougat in a water bath. Add the espresso and let cool. Cream the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Stir into the nougat mixture along with enough almonds to make a spreadable mixture. Make two foams each with the nougat mixture.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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