What's for Dessert? Passover

[Lulav]

You know that Passover desserts can be a bit tricky, especially if you've grown out of the boxed macaroons and jellys available in the grocery store. :yawn: Why not make something a bit more inviting this year?

Here's some recipes I like, and for two reasons, it is allowed on Passover and I can actually have some because they don't contain the 5 grains that are chometz! ( I am Celiac and can't eat them any time of the year!)

This one comes from Cooking pleasures magazine

Chocolate Tweed Passover Torte

Mix together in processor bowl,
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tbsp sugar
until very finely ground but don't let become a paste, use your 'pulse' feature

Put this mixture in a medium size bowl, and wipe down your processor bowl. Now add to bowl and pulse, 9 oz 70% bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped and 1 tbls sugar, until it resembles crumbs ranging from fine to 1/4" pieces. Add this to the nuts in the med bowl. Also add to this 1 tbsp grated orange peel and 1/8 teasp salt.

Now beat, in a clean bowl ( no grease!), 7 egg whites with 1/4 tea cream of tartar on medium until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and beat until stiff and glossy but not dry. This will take about 2-3 minutes. Gently scrape this into a large wide bowl.

Now pour half of the chocolate mixture over the egg whites, and fold them in, repeat with remaining chocolate and fold just until all incorporated, Place this batter into a prepared spring form pan, ( see below) , spreading gently to level.

Prepare pan before cake, using a spring form pan that is 9" across, spray with cooking oil spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.

Preheat oven to 350
Bake for 30-35 minutes until torte is puffed and golden brown on top and springs back when touched gently. Using a toothpick will give you an incorrect result. Cake may crack on top.

Cool for 10 minutes then slice a knife around edges and remove side of pan. cool totally then slip onto a serving plate


This is lovely served with whipped cream and fruit, such as raspberries or other berries, or candied orange curls.

Enjoy! :yum:

[HadassahSukkot]

sounds delish! I'll try to make this one, though I'll have to sub the nuts for hazelnut or almonds likely

[Lulav]

This one comes from a Former White House Exec Pastry Chef who baked for the ( clintons) :o

Anyway, lets not hold that against him. ;)

Seems Old Billy is allergic to wheat, did you know that? as well as chocolate, and dairy, so this recipe wasn't for him!

He originally came up with this for the Reagan family, Ronnie had a sweet tooth.

This serves 8

Oven 375
Prepare 10" round pan with butter and flour ( GF mix for Celiacs) and place a round of parchment on bottom, making sure to butter and flour the parchment also.

Melt 6 oz of bittersweet chocolate roughly chopped in a metal bowl over simmering water, make sure the bowl is above the water. Then stir in the butter ( 1 1/2 sticks or 12 tablespoons) until smooth. Remove bowl and dry off bottom, now whisk in 1 cup +2 tbsp granulated sugar and the zest of one washed and dried orange.

Now add eggs, one at a time ( 4 large eggs + 2 egg yolks)whisking a little before adding next, until all are incorporated, don't over beat though.

Now sift into this 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and whisk until smooth.

Pour batter into prepared pan. and bake for 35-40 minutes or until top has a nice crust on it.

Cool in pan 10 minutes, then turn out on to a rack for another 10.

Flip onto serving platter and dust with confectioners sugar if desired. Serve with a bit of whipped cream and candied orange peel or vanilla ice cream.

Each serving is about 444 calories.