This dessert brings me back to my childhood when my mother made us this sweet, cotton-like soft treat. It wasn’t often on the table, so it was even sweeter and more tempting for us!
Short photo recipe
Schneenocklerl – floating island, Les oeufs a la neige…
Description
Schneenockerl….so delicious … fluffy and lightly sweet, simple and delicious.
Ingredients
Instructions
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- Pour the milk into a thick-bottomed pot and bring to the boil
- Whisk the egg whites to froth. Gradually add 3 tablespoons of sugar. The meringue should have stiff peaks and the sugar should dissolve. Do not overbeat it.
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- Spoon the meringue into the hot milk. Poach the meringue for about 1 minute on each side, when they hold their shape take them out with a hollow spoon.
- Mix the egg yolks with the sugar to dissolve
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- Add vanilla powder pudding or starch flour and vanilla flavour to the egg yolk mixture. Stir well so there are no lumps
- Add a ladle of hot milk to the mixture
- Pour the mixture of egg yolks into the remaining hot milk and stir until the pudding thickens
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- Pour the hot pudding over the cooked spoons. You can alternately stack the meringue and pudding to get layers or serve in individual portions.
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- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Before serving, grate the chocolate or lemon zest.
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schneenocklerl, dessert