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Baked Custard Crescents

Ingredients For the dough: Makes 15-16 pastries 300g all-purpose flour. 120g warm water. 30ml sweet anise liqueur. 90g extra virgin olive oil. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/2 tablespoon sugar. 5g dry yeast. For the custard: 300ml milk (or any plant-based milk like soy, oat, or almond). 3 large egg yolks. 90g sugar. 30g cornstarch. You'll also need: 1 beaten egg for brushing. Sugar for sprinkling. Parchment paper.   Preparation To make the custard : Heat the milk with the sugar over medium heat. In a bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and cornstarch until completely smooth with no lumps. When the milk is just about to boil, scoop out a ladleful and stir it into the yolk mixture to temper it. Pour this mixture back into the rest of the milk. Using a hand whisk, stir vigorously—this custard thickens fast and won't wait for you. Don't let it boil. As soon as it thickens, take it off the heat and keep whisking for another two minutes to get a silky-smooth custard. Let it cool down, then ...

Mandarin and Olive Oil Cake



Ingredients

  • The juice of 3 mandarins, strained (about 180gr).
  • 200gr sugar.
  • Zest of one mandarin.
  • One whole egg plus two extra yolks.
  • A pinch of salt.
  • 100gr extra virgin olive oil.
  • One Greek yogurt (110gr).
  • 250gr pastry flour.
  • 15gr baking powder.

You'll also need:

  • Powdered sugar for dusting.
  • A 22cm round cake pan.
  • Parchment paper for the base.
  • Butter for greasing.

Preparation

- Grease your cake pan with butter and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC, with fan or top and bottom heat.
- Wash the mandarins thoroughly.
- Peel one mandarin, being careful not to get any white pith (it makes things bitter).
- Blend the sugar with this peel and set it aside.
- Squeeze the mandarins until you have about 180gr of strained juice.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the whole egg, the extra yolks, a pinch of salt, and the sugar mixture you set aside, and beat everything until it increases in volume.
- Add the olive oil, mandarin juice, and yogurt, and once it's well combined, fold in the flour and baking powder that you've sifted together.
- Pour this batter into your prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes, checking that the cake is cooked through in the center. Remove from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once it's completely cooled, dust generously with powdered sugar and bring it to the table.
- You'll end up with a wonderfully moist cake.

Enjoy your dessert!

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