Raspberry Blancmange with Langues de Chat
This is another one of my bake off challenges and, if I'm honest, is not something that I've actually ever eaten before as it's a bit of an old fashioned dessert. I decided to do something different with this bake and venture into the world of vege-gel now that I've used up all of my gelatine I had leftover from a while ago. I have to admit, it took two tries to get it right as I didn't read the packet instructions properly, but overall I am impressed by the result and think I'll be sticking to my vegetarian diet much more closely and not turning to gelatine any time soon. Recipe - Makes 3 For the blancmange: 4.5g vege-gel 120g raspberries 5g cornflour 55ml whole milk 30g caster sugar 1/2 tbsp ground almonds 1/4 tsp almond extract 55ml double cream For the langues de chat: 1 egg white 30g butter, softened 45g icing sugar 55g plain flour Start by dissolving the vege-gel in 140ml water. Set aside. Tip th...
