
Ingredients
- 1 each premade tart shells
Frangipane Cream
- 125 gr. almond flour
- 12 gr. all-purpose flour
- 125 gr. butter, room temperature
- 125 gr. confectioner’s sugar
- 75 gr. whole eggs
- 25 gr. PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Pastry Cream Superior (Hot Process)
- 50 gr. sugar
- 225 gr. milk
- 25 gr. cream
- 25 gr. PreGel Five Star Chef Almond Paste
Cranberry Compote
- 320 gr. fresh cranberries
- 120 gr. PreGel Cristalberry Arabeschi (Cranberry)
- 200 gr. brown sugar
- 20 gr. PreGel Orange Fortefrutto
- 5 gr. PreGel Cinnamon Traditional Paste
Method
Frangipane Cream
- Combine the first four ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Cream on medium speed until sandy.
- Slowly add the eggs into the mixer bowl while it is running on low speed.
- Stop to scrape the bowl.
- Cream on medium high speed until light and fluffy and reserve for later use.
- Combine the PreGel 5-Star Chef Pastry Select™ Pastry Cream Superior (Hot Process) with the sugar in a small bowl.
- Hydrate the combined mixture will a small amount of the milk.
- Combine the remaining milk with the cream and bring to a full boil.
- Temper the hot liquid into the hydrated powders. Whisk to combine.
- Return the mixture to the stove and cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a full boil.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the PreGel Five Star Chef Almond Paste.
- Extend onto a sheet pan lined with a silpat.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow the pastry cream to cool to room temperature.
- Combine the soft almond cream from the first part of the recipe with the room temperature pastry cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
- Cream on medium-low speed until smooth and light.
- Use as needed in assembly.
Cranberry Compote
- In a pot, place the fresh cranberries, brown sugar, PreGel Cinnamon Traditional Paste and PreGel Orange Fortefrutto.
- Cook until tender.
- Remove from heat and add the PreGel Cristalberry Arabeschi (Cranberry).
- Let it cool.
Assembly
- Fill a premade tart shell about 2/3 full with Frangipane Cream.
- Bake at 177 °C for about 10 – 12′.
- When cool, top with Cranberry Compote.
