Parfait with Poppy Seeds

Poppy parfait is an exquisite cooling dessert that resembles in taste and consistency something between ice cream and mousse. Its rich creamy taste with a pleasant light sourness will not only conquer you from the first spoonful but also perfectly refresh.

Cook: 4 hours 40 minutes

Servings: 5

Ingredients

• Cream 20% – 400 g
• Powdered sugar – 125 g
• Lemon – 1 pc.
• Eggs – 5 pcs.
• Gelatin – 4 g
• Poppy – 20 g

  For filing:

• Strawberry jam or preserves – to taste
• Fresh mint – a few leaves

Directions

1. Pour boiling water over the poppy seeds and leave for 30 minutes.
2. Squeeze 50 ml of juice from the lemon.
3. Pour gelatin with 25 ml of water.
4. Pour lemon juice into gelatin, mix and leave for 10-15 minutes to swell.
5. Beat the cream for about 5 minutes.
6. We heat the gelatin until all the crystals are completely dissolved, but do not bring it to a boil.
7. Introduce gelatin into the cream in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
8. Pour icing sugar with 50 ml of water and put on the heating.
9. Boil for 3-4 minutes.
10. Separate the yolks from the whites. No proteins are needed.
11. Beat the yolks until lightening.
12. Add water with powdered sugar to the yolks in a thin stream and continue to beat until the mass is completely cooled.
13. The mass should thicken slightly.
14. Add the cream and stir again with a whisk at a slow speed.
15. Drain the water from the swollen poppy. Grind the poppy with a hand blender.
16. We introduce poppy seeds into the creamy mass. We mix.
17. Lubricate the rectangular shape (mine is 6x12x20 cm) with vegetable oil and cover with cling film or a plastic bag.
18. Pour the resulting mass into a mold and send it to the freezer for 4 hours.
19. Take the finished dessert out of the mold and turn it over onto a dish.

    

Enjoy your meal!