So Fresh!

By Dira ambassador Anton Emonds 

 

A refreshing and elegant tart that combines buttery sweet dough, zesty lemon-mint crémeux, and velvety

mascarpone mousse. All topped with a Dira Raspberry deco disc. This dessert balances richness and freshness,

making it a perfect addition to any modern pastry selection.

SERVES 20
2H

Sweet dough

Ingredients
Weight Ingredient
250g butter
150g sugar
50g almond powder
100g eggs
500g flour
5g salt
Preparation method
1

In the bowl of a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, mix the butter, almond powder and sugar until homogenous.

2

Add the eggs slowly. Sift the flower and add it together with the salt to the bowl. Continue mixing until combined.

3

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before spreading it out to a 2.5 mm thickness.

4

Cut the dough using a serrated cutter. Bake it on a silicon air mat at 160°C for 10 minutes. Let it cool down on the baking plate.

Lemon-mint crémeux

Ingredients
Weight Ingredient
210g lemon
165g sugar
150g eggs
4g gelatin
210g butter
18g fresh mint leafs
Preparation method
1

In a pot heat the lemon puree, sugar and eggs to 85°C. Add the bloomed gelatin and let the mixture cool down to 40°C.

2

Burr mix the soft butter into the mix until homogeneous.

3

Then add the fresh mint leaves and mix further until the mint is in very small pieces (the color had to be more green then yellow).

4

Divide the crémeux into a silicone mold of 8 cm, then freeze.

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Mascarpone & vanilla mousse

Ingredients
Weight Ingredient
250g mascarpone
150g milk
802g sugar
0,5 unit vanilla bean
250g cream
8g gelatin
Preparation method
1

In a pot heat the milk and sugar, infused with the vanilla bean until 60°C. Add the bloomed gelatin.

2

Pour the milk on the mascarpone and burr mix.

3

At 35°C add the whipped cream and mix carefully. Divide on the lemon-mint crémeux.

Final Touch

Place the sweet dough on a plate. Take out the lemon-mint mascarpone disk and place it on the sweet dough. Then place a Dira Raspberry disc in the middle. Add a bit of lime zeste and you are ready to serve.