Date Frozen Nougat with Lemon Curd, CuminCrumb and Cumin Praline

Recipe by: Ashleigh Bareham - Contestant

Serves: 4

IngredientsFrozen Nougat:8 dates, stone removed 60ml muscat 60ml water

3 egg whites 110g caster sugar 200g thickened cream

Lemon Curd:Juice and zest of 1 lemon 50g caster sugar 60g butter

1 egg

Cumin Crumb:50g 赍ꯏour 30g butter ½ teaspoon cumin seeds

20g caster sugar ½ teaspoon salt

Cumin Praline:75g caster sugar 1 ½ teaspoons cumin seeds,

toasted

salt, to taste

Method1. Preheat oven to 180C.

2. To make the frozen nougat, place the dates, muscat and water in a small saucepan and set overmedium heat to simmer until soft, about 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat, roughly chop and set aside.

3. Meanwhile, place the egg whites and sugar in an electric mixer bowl and set over a saucepan ofsimmering water. Whisk mixture constantly until mixture reaches 65C. Transfer bowl to the stand andmix on high speed until mixture is thick and glossy and has cooled to room temperature.

4. Whisk cream to soft peaks. Add cream to meringue mixture and fold through. Add reserved, choppeddates and fold through. Transfer mixture to 4 x 7cm wide moulds and place in the freezer until frozen,about 2 hours.

5. Meanwhile, to make the lemon curd, place the lemon juice, zest, butter and sugar in a bowl and setover a saucepan of simmering water. Allow to melt, stirring, until combined. Add egg and whiskconstantly until curd thickens. Transfer the curd to a piping bag and set aside in the fridge until set.

6. To make the crumb, place the flour in a bowl. Add butter and rub in with fingers. Add cumin seeds,sugar and salt and stir to combine. Place mixture on a tray and place in the oven to bake until golden,about 20 minutes, stirring half way through. Remove from oven and set aside.

7. To make the praline, sprinkle cumin seeds on a tray. Place the sugar in a saucepan and cook overmedium-high heat, whisking constantly, until caramelised and golden. Pour caramelised sugar overcumin seeds. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Leave to set and break into shards. Set aside.

8. To serve, sprinkle crumb over serving plates. Unmould frozen nougat by running sharp knife aroundinside of mould and arrange on the plates. Pipe dots of lemon curd onto the plate and add pralineshards

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