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    Floating Island

    Servings: 8
    Preparation time: 20 Minutes

    Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/3 cup (3 oz) sugar
  • 1 tablespoon quick-mixing flour sauce & gravy (or fine flour)
  • 3 cups (24 fl. oz) milk
  • 3 drops of extract vanilla
  • Dash salt


  • Caramel Preparation:
  • 1/3 cup (3oz) sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Directions:

    Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat until hot.
    Meanwhile, beat egg yolks until lemon colored then add sugar, quick-mixing flour sauce & gravy, vanilla and mix.
    Gradually stir hot milk into egg yolk mixture, and pour hot mixture back into saucepan.
    Cook over medium heat a few minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens (stop when first bubbles appear).
    Pour into large serving bowl.
    Beat egg whites with salt in large bowl until stiff.
    With a spoon, form 8 balls with the beaten egg whites.
    Boil water in a large recipient and smoothly place the 8 balls in the simmering water for 15 seconds.
    Turn over after a few seconds only. Remove them after 5 seconds when they are fluffy.
    Smoothly depose them on the cream preparation.
    For caramel, mix sugar and water in saucepan.
    Heat over high heat until a brown caramel is obtained.
    Quickly pour caramel onto white egg balls.
    Refrigerate before serving.
    Enjoy!

 
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