floating island

This picture is not the one I made but, it looks pretty close to mine. Just imagine grated chocolate on top!!


Found this easy-to-make,recipe in Mireille Guiliano’s book French Women Don’t Get Fat. I made it on Friday night and it was quite good. I plan to add my own flare next time with chocolate or fruit.


Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups whole milk
2/3 cups plus 1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
Cocoa or cinnamon powder for sprinkling

Scald the milk in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add 1/3 cup of the sugar and the vanilla. Cover and remove from heat.

Separate the eggs and reserve the egg yolks in a mixing bowl.

In another bowl, beat the whites with the salt until foamy and then gradually beat iin the 1 tablespoon of sugar. Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks.

Return the saucepan with milk to the heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low.

With a soup spoon, scoop out a mound of the egg whites and drop into the milk.
Cook gently for 2 minutes and turn gently to cook the other side for 2 minutes. Remove and drain on a dry towel. Let cool, then cover and refrigerate on a plate until ready to serve.

In the bowl containing the egg yolks, gradually beat in the remaining 1/3 cup of sugar and continue beating for 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture is pale yellow and forms a ribbon. Gradually add the hot milk in a thin stream to slowly warm the yolks and avoid scrambling them. ( Next time I would cook this mixutre on the stove a little more to ensure that the custard slightly thickens.)

Chill the custard in a serving bowl.

When ready to serve, place the poached egg whites on top of the custard.
Sprinkle the egg whites with cocoa or cinnamon powder.