Correction Re: [Sca-cooks] Dariole/Dariola

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

Sorry, I seem to have made an error, and I've received some replies  
to replies to my reply from the listserv, with some links in the  
chain missing (posts missing or out of order), so I just wanted to be  
sure:

The standard formula for a stirred or baked custard being 6 whole  
eggs or 12 yolks to a quart of liquid, 2 yolks per cup probably isn't  
quite enough. 3 yolks per cup, or 1.5 whole eggs, is what you need to  
set a cup of milk/cream/wine/stock/whatever.

Sorry about that.

Adamantius


On May 5, 2006, at 11:52 AM, Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

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> On May 5, 2006, at 11:29 AM, cldyroz at aol.com wrote:
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>> Is there a way of doing the butter pastry to where it doesn't take  
>> on the characteristics of lead? Would it help to have the butter  
>> cold as I cut it into the flour?
>
> Yes, and ice water is good, too. For a light, flaky pastry, the  
> object is to have little unincorporated flakes of butter in your  
> dough, at least by the time it's rolled out. When the pastry is  
> baked, where each bit of butter was, is now an air pocket and a  
> lubricated space between two layers of pastry.
>
> If you want a "mealy" dough, which many would argue is more  
> appropriate for custards and other "wet" fillings, you might want  
> the butter more fully incorporated.
>
>> Is the ratio of two egg yolks to one cup of milk doable to acheive  
>> the 'jiggle' or should that be upped?
>
> The standard [modern] formula is 6 eggs or 12 yolks to 1 quart  
> (this may have changed over the years if egg sizes have changed). 2  
> yolks per cup is more than enough. Not a problem, mind you, but  
> more than you need.
>
>> How often should I stir the custard as it is baking, or, should I  
>> not stir at all?
>
> If you want the "jiggle" effect, not at all. Stirred custards, such  
> as pastry cream and zabaglione, have a creamy or foamy texture. If  
> you just want it to set, you don't need to stir it.
>
> Adamantius
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brioche!" / "If there's no bread to be had, one has to say, let them  
eat cake!"
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"Confessions", 1782

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     -- Susan Sheybani, assistant to Bush campaign spokesman Terry  
Holt, 07/29/04