Dessert Recipes - Flummery Recipe

Ingredients

• 15 ml/1 tbsp powdered gelatin

• 45 ml/3 tbsp water

• 3 eggs, separated

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 150 ml/2/3 cup soured (dairy sour) cream

• 1 large lemon Mint sprigs, to decorate

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Method:

1. Sprinkle the gelatin over the water in a small bowl and leave to soften for 5 minutes.

2. Stand the bowl in a pan of hot water and stir until the gelatin has dissolved completely.

3. Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale. Whisk in the dissolved gelatin. Stir in the soured cream. Cut four slices from the lemon and reserve for decoration.

4. Finely grate the rind and squeeze the juice from the remainder. Stir into the cream mixture. Leave until on the point of setting.

5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in with a metal spoon. Turn into four glasses and chill until set. Decorate each with a lemon twist and a mint sprig.