Chef's recipe: "Christmas Memories" Yule log

by Lucile Tinchant

This Christmas log recipe is entitled "Christmas Memories" and was developed and shared by Chef trainer Dimitri BÉCHEZ ( his Instagram ), using the Cocoon log mold from PET IT .


With this mold, you can make a yule log to share for 6-8 people

Preparations

Reconstituted shortbread

  • 59g softened butter
  • 27g brown sugar
  • 1g salt
  • 8g yellow
  • 64g flour
  • 2g ground cinnamon
  • 48g brown sugar
  • 43g soft butter
    Mix the softened butter, sugar, salt, egg yolks and flour, spread between two sheets and bake at 150°C in the oven.
    Crush the shortbread, add the softened butter, cream with the brown sugar and mix with the shortbread.
    Spread between 2 sheets to 3mm then cut out a 16cm disc, place in the freezer before assembly.

      Gingerbread dough

      • 25g sugar
      • 38g eggs
      • 8g milk
      • 125g honey
      • 63g rye flour
      • 62g T55 flour
      • 5g baking powder
      • 3g mixed 4 spices
      • ½ orange zest
      • ½ lemon zest
        Mix the eggs and sugar.
        Add the milk and lukewarm honey (40°C).
        Gradually add the flours (rye and wheat) while stirring.
        Finish by adding the zest and spices.
        Pour directly into a mold.
        Start cooking at 170°C for 10 minutes, then finish with approximately 25 minutes at 160°C.

        Candied oranges

        • 75g candied oranges
        • 15g lime juice
        • 30g orange juice

        Drain and rinse the candied oranges, blend in a food processor, gradually add the orange juice.
        Keep refrigerated.

        Creamy orange

        • 60g orange juice
        • 24g lemon juice
        • 14g orange zest
        • 96g sugar
        • 100g egg
        • 12g gelatin mass
        • 146g butter

        Poach the orange juice, lemon juice, zest, sugar and eggs at 85°C.
        Add the gelatin.
        At around 40°C, add the butter and blend.
        Pour into the bottom of the log mold to serve as an insert.
        Freeze then poach the confit and freeze again.

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        To carry


        Assembling the dessert

        Assembling entremets in a plastic frame mold

        Enjoy your meal!