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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

French Patisserie Swans with Raspberry Ice cream

Servings
Serves 3
Chef
Niamh McCrossan
School
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Belfast
Teacher
Mrs Martina Evans Key Stage 4

Ingredients

French Patisserie Swans:

150g plain flour

75g Northern Ireland half–fat unsalted butter

3 large eggs

125ml Northern Ireland whipping cream

Fruit to decorate Ice cream:

125ml Northern Ireland low–fat yogurt

200g raspberries, fresh or frozen

50g caster sugar

Servings
Serves 3
Chef
Niamh McCrossan
School
Aquinas Diocesan Grammar School, Belfast
Teacher
Mrs Martina Evans Key Stage 4

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C/gas 4.

To make the ice cream, blend the raspberries and add caster sugar and yogurt. Pour into an ice cream maker using a jug and set time.

To make the choux pastry, place 175ml water and butter in a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Add in all of the flour.

Mix together vigorously; continue beating until the mixture comes together. Put in a bowl and leave to cool.

Mix in the eggs, one by one, to the choux pastry and put into piping bag. Take a greased baking sheet and pipe the choux pastry to make swan body and head/necks.

Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes until the choux pastry is risen and golden. Cool on a wire rack.

Assemble the swans using whipped cream. Pour some cold raspberry coulis on a serving plate and place the swan on top.

Serve the swans with the ice cream.