Floating Islands

Name: Floating Islands
Prep time: 5 h 25 min
Cook time: 5 h 25 min
Total time: 5 h 25 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 egg white; 6 egg whites; 710 milliliters milk; 414 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 vanilla bean; 1 teaspoons water; 2 liters water; 9 yolks; 16 rose petals from organic or confetti roses

Floating Islands is a gluten free and vegetarian dessert. This recipe makes 6 servings with 422 calories, 12g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of confetti roses, vanilla bean, milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 5 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

In a saucepan, bring the milk to a boil with the vanilla bean.

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Vanilla Bean

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Let sit 15 minutes to infuse.

Whisk yolks with 1 cup of the sugar then temper with hot milk. Return to the heat and cook gently to thicken. Strain and place over ice water and stir to cool and thicken. Chill.

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Water

Sugar

Egg Yolk

Milk

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Whisk

Simmer 2 quarts of water in a large frying pan but do not boil. Meanwhile, beat the whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually add the remaining 3/4-cup of sugar and continue beating until glossy, about 30 more seconds.

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Sugar

Water

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Frying Pan

Place a large sheet pan next to the water, lined with waxed paper dampened slightly. Using a large star tip or 2 dessert spoons or an ice cream scoop, squeeze out rosettes onto the paper.

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Ice Cream

Water

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Ice Cream Scoop

Frying Pan

Using a spatula, lift the rosettes off the paper 1 at time and slide them into the simmering water. Poach for 7 minutes on the bottom then turn over for 3 minutes, not allowing them to touch while poaching.

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Water

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Spatula

Drain on a dish towel.

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Kitchen Towels

Remove to a sheet pan and chill.

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Frying Pan

Whisk water and egg white in medium-sized mixing bowl. Dip rose petals into mixture and stick to inside rim of bowl to drain. Dip both sides of drained petals in sugar and place on a sheet pan with parchment paper.

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Egg Whites