Strawberry Sformato, or Sformato di Fragole: Wild strawberries are delightful, and work very well in this summery dessert. To serve 4-6 you'll need:
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces (300 g) wild strawberries
- 1 cup (200 g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (25 g) potato starch
- 1 pint (500 ml) milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg yolks and a whole egg
- A shot of orange liqueur
- 1 tablespoon of strawberry marmalade
- A little butter for the mold
Preparation:
Hull the strawberries and was them well in cold water. Drain them and put them in a bowl; dust them with half the sugar, the vanilla extract, and three tablespoons of liquor. Mix gently and let them sit for an hour.
Butter a pudding mold.
Preheat your oven to 360 F (180 C).
Bring the milk and the remaining sugar to a boil. Lightly beat the yolks and the egg in a bowl, incorporate the potato starch, and then add the hot milk, a little at a time, while stirring steadily. Drain the strawberries, reserving the liquid that has formed, and add them to the mixture. Pour the mixture into the mold, set the mold in a pan of water, and set everything in the oven for about an hour. Let the sformato cool.
Next, pour the reserved liquid into a pan and heat it gently with the strawberry marmalade, stirring all the while. When it is heated through,. Remove the pan from the fire and incorporate the last tablespoon of liqueur. Pour the glaze over the sformato and serve it at once.
Butter a pudding mold.
Preheat your oven to 360 F (180 C).
Bring the milk and the remaining sugar to a boil. Lightly beat the yolks and the egg in a bowl, incorporate the potato starch, and then add the hot milk, a little at a time, while stirring steadily. Drain the strawberries, reserving the liquid that has formed, and add them to the mixture. Pour the mixture into the mold, set the mold in a pan of water, and set everything in the oven for about an hour. Let the sformato cool.
Next, pour the reserved liquid into a pan and heat it gently with the strawberry marmalade, stirring all the while. When it is heated through,. Remove the pan from the fire and incorporate the last tablespoon of liqueur. Pour the glaze over the sformato and serve it at once.
