Lemon meringue roll recipe
A recipe for a delicious and refreshing meringue roll with mascarpone cream and lemon curd.
Wyposażenie
- Baking pan, approximately 25/35 cm.
Składniki
ingredients for lemon curd for the meringue roll
- 120 ml lemon juice (- from two large lemons in my case)
- zest from two lemons
- 150 g sugar (- 3/4 cup)
- 60 g butter
- 2 eggs (size L)
- 1 egg yolk
ingredients for meringue for the meringue roll
- 3 egg whites (from size L eggs)
- 100 g sugar (- half a cup)
- 1 teaspoon potato starch
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
ingredients for mascarpone cream
- 50 g mascarpone cheese (- well chilled)
- 250 ml heavy cream (- well chilled - I used 30%)
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar (- or to taste)
additionally for the lemon meringue roll
- fruit (- e.g., strawberries, blueberries, lemon slices)
Instrukcja
How to make lemon curd for the meringue roll
- Pour lemon juice into a heatproof bowl, add zest, sugar, and butter.120 ml lemon juice, zest from two lemons, 150 g sugar, 60 g butter
- Place the bowl over a pot of boiling water and heat until the butter and sugar dissolve.
- Mix the eggs and egg yolk with a fork.2 eggs, 1 egg yolk
- Add the eggs to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
- Heat, stirring, until you get a thick cream - a little thinner than pudding.
- Strain the lemon curd through a fine-mesh sieve to remove zest and any egg pieces.
- Cool - you can store the cream in an airtight container in the refrigerator for several days.
How to make meringue for the meringue roll
- Lightly whisk the egg whites until they start to fluff up slightly.3 egg whites
- Then start adding sugar in portions and whisk on high speed until the egg whites become white and thick (this usually takes about 10 minutes).100 g sugar
- Add potato starch and lemon juice to the egg whites and whisk briefly.1 teaspoon potato starch, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Line the baking pan with parchment paper.
- Transfer the meringue and spread it in an even layer.
- Bake the meringue at 160 degrees (top/bottom heat) for about 20 minutes.
- Place a piece of parchment paper on the countertop.
- Remove the baked meringue from the oven and immediately take it out of the pan with the parchment paper.
- Carefully flip it upside down and place it on a new piece of parchment paper.
- Carefully peel off the paper from the bottom of the meringue and leave the meringue to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, prepare the mascarpone cream.
How to make mascarpone cream for the meringue roll
- Briefly whisk the mascarpone cheese with powdered sugar.50 g mascarpone cheese, 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream and whisk everything on high speed until a thick cream forms.250 ml heavy cream
Lemon Meringue Roll - Finishing
- Spread the cooled meringue with mascarpone cream (set aside some cream for decorating the top).
- Spread a few tablespoons of lemon curd over the mascarpone cream - it's intense in flavor, so don't overdo it!
- Carefully roll up the meringue (along the longer edge), using the parchment paper to help you.
- Transfer the roll to an oblong plate.
- Spread the top of the lemon roll with the reserved mascarpone cream.
- You can also add a little more lemon curd here.
- You can decorate the top of the roll with fresh fruit, lemon slices, and mint or lemon balm leaves.fruit
- It's best to chill the finished roll in the refrigerator for about 2 hours, but you can also serve it immediately.
Film
Uwagi
The recipe video is in Polish, but you can watch it to see the step-by-step process.
Wartości Odżywcze
Serving: 1servingCalories: 382kcalWeglowodany: 27gProtein: 4gTłuszcz: 29g
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