The Porky Gourmand

Dessert time…… This is the classic combo of strawberries & cream. Not much to say about this except that it is quite easy to make. It tasted quite good but I think I could tweak it to make it even better.

Now to make it.

• Roll out puff pastry as thin as you can, dust rolling pin & surface using icing sugar. Cut out round discs.
• Bake pastry discs in 180 degree celsius oven for about 20 minutes. Sandwich the pastry discs between two baking sheets. This stops puff pastry from rising.
• For the strawberry coulis. Roughly chop about about 10 strawberries add to a sauce pan along with 25 grams of sugar & 50 mls of water. Bring this to a boil, simmer for about a minute. Then set aside to cool. When cool, whiz it in a blender until smooth. Pass the coulis though a fine strainer, then set aside.
• Slice strawberries into halves, dip into strawberry to glaze.
• For the vanilla chantilly, add 100 mls of chilled cream, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract & 25 grams of sugar to a bowl. Whip it using a whisk to soft peaks.
• To assemble, place a pastry disc on plate, layer some strawberries then another pastry disc, more strawberries. Top with pastry disc and a dollop of the vanilla chantilly. Drizzle some strawberry coulis on the plate.