Monday 3 October 2016

Floating Island
A floating island is a dessert of French origin, consisting of meringue floating on crème anglaise. The meringues are prepared from whipped egg whites, sugar and vanilla extract then quickly poached. 

Ingredients
  • Egg white - 4
  • powdered sugar - 1/4 cup
  • Sugar - 1/4 cup
  • Milk - 2 cups
  • Custard powder - 2 tbsp
  • Sliced almond - 1 tbsp
Method
  1. In a bowl, add egg white and powdered sugar.
  2. Beat and blend them well without any lumps till it becomes creamy, keep them aside.
  3. Heat pan, boil milk in low flame.
  4. When it boils, make scoops out of blended creamy egg white and sugar.
  5. Place scoops on boiled milk (low flame).
  6. Pour some boiled milk on scoops as well and cook in a very low flame for 5-7 mins.
  7. Take scoops out of milk and keep them separately in a plate.
  8. Boil milk again.
  9. Now, add sugar to the boiled milk.
  10. Mix custard powder in water separately and pour it inside boiled milk.
  11. Mix well by switching off the flame.
  12. Pour the above sauce on scoops.
  13. Add grated almond on top of it, garnish and serve.

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