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ST. BARTHES MAY 2001

This dessert is a technique study: carbonation of fats. It is also a representation of my day at the beach in St. Barth’s, when I was working on a book (not published). This was chosen as the worst dessert in New York in 2004! Also notable is the pastry cream technique, inspired by Massari of Brescia, 600g of egg yolks per liter; we make it our own by using corn pulp instead of corn starch as the thickener.


THE RECIPE
This recipe is broken down into seven compontents:

PASTRY CREAM SODA

milk 1.00000
yolks, egg 0.60000
sugar 0.30000
pulp, corn 0.08000
vanilla beans 0.02000

Scrape vanilla beans and add to milk.
Heat milk to dissolve sugar.
Add the egg yolks and corn pulp, whisking continuously, cooking at 180 degrees until thickened and it reaches nape.
Pass through chinois and allow to rest.

GRAPEFRUIT WHITE BEER TARTARE

grapefruit juice 0.43500
white beer Hoegaarden 0.07500
glucose 0.07500
sugar 0.05000
trimoline 0.07500
nh pectin 0.02000
citric acid 0.00125

Heat half the grapefruit juice with sugars, whisking to dissolve.
Off heat, emulsify remainder of juice and beer.
Add nh pectin to the sugar mix, continuously blending with a hand blender and scraping sides of the pot.
Bring to a rolling boil.
Remove from heat and finish with citric acid.
Emulsify with grapefruit-beer mixture.
Strain through chinois.
Set in shallow pans in the refrigerator.
Once set, dice.

FINANCIER PANCETTA

sugar, 10x 1.02000
beurre noisette 0.80000
pancetta fat 0.10000
egg whites 0.90000
flour, almond 0.60000
flour, all purpose 0.30000
pancetta dice 0.36000

Dice pancetta and render. Strain off fat.
Heat butter at 180 degrees until browned and has a nutty aroma.
Strain through a chinois and return to burner on low heat.
Allow egg whites to come to room temperature.
Tami all dry together (almond flour, all-purpose flour, and confectioner’s sugar) and place in a large mixing bowl.
Using a hand whisk, incorporate egg whites until smooth.
Add browned butter and whisk rapidly until well combined.
Allow to rest for 12 hours.
Pipe into non-stick molds.
Sprinkle generously with pancetta dice.
Bake at 375 degrees for 16 minutes, or until edges brown slightly.

BROWN SUGAR GRANITE

muscovado 0.05000
water 0.50000
Willpowder methyl cellulose (Dow F50) 0.00450
gelatin, leaf 0.00500

Bloom gelatin in ice water.
Heat water to dissolve muscovado, whisking continuously.
When sugar is dissolved, add methyl cellulose and blend with a hand blender, scraping sides of the pot.
Bring to a rolling boil then remove from heat.
Add bloomed gelatin and emulsify with hand blender.
Pass through a chinois.
Rest overnight.
Emulsify and whip by hand over double boiler.
Pipe into molds and freeze.

SIROP SAFRAN ‘SUN’

water 0.10000
glucose 0.12500
azafran 0.00200

Heat water and glucose.
Add saffron off heat and allow to rest for a day.
Strain through chinois.

SUCRE "SANDBOX"

butter 0.24000
sugar 0.18000
eggs 0.05500
flour, all purpose 0.40000
cornstarch 0.03200
salt 0.00300

Cream butter and sugar in stand mixer using paddle attachment.
Add eggs until well incorporated.
Tami remaining dry ingredients.
Incorporate by hand.
Refrigerate overnight.
Roll into thin sheets between parchment paper.
Bake at 325 degrees for 12 minutes.
Remove and cut with ring cutters.
Return to oven for 5-7 minutes, or until lightly browned.

EAU MER

water 0.20000
salt 0.00700

Whisk together salt and water.