Blackberries with Lemon Cream and Toasted Brioche
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Molly Hawks-Fagnoni and her husband, Michael Fagnoni, love their homemade brioche so much that they created a dessert for it. They start with a layer of ethereal lemon cream, top it with a toasty slice of the brioche, then dollop it with whipped cream. The finishing touch is tart, juicy blackberries in rosemary-vanilla syrup.


Blackberries with Lemon Cream and Toasted Brioche
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Servings: 8
Prep Time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs
Related Categories: Artisan Bread, Blackberries, Custard, Desserts, Fruit, Pudding and Custard
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/2  cup
    water
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  • 1 1/2  cups
    plus 1 tablespoon sugar
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  • 1  2
    inch rosemary sprig
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  • 1/4 
    vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
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  • 1/4  cup
    finely grated lemon zest
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  • 4 
    large eggs
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  • 3/4  cup
    fresh lemon juice
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  • 1  stick
    plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
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  • 8 
    1/2-inch-thick slices of brioche, crust removed
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  • 1  cup
    heavy cream
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  • 3  cups
    blackberries (12 ounces)
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Directions
1.
In a saucepan, simmer the water with 1/2 cup of the sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Add the rosemary and the vanilla bean and seeds and let stand for 2 hours.
2.
Meanwhile, in a heatproof bowl, rub the lemon zest into 1 cup of the sugar. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook over moderate heat, whisking, until thickened, about 6 minutes. Strain the custard into a food processor; let cool slightly.
3.
With the processor on, add the butter 1 piece at a time and process until fully incorporated before adding more. Process the cream until doubled in volume, about 3 minutes. Scrape the cream into a bowl, press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
4.
Discard the rosemary and vanilla bean from the syrup. Simmer the syrup over moderately low heat until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes; let cool.
5.
Preheat the broiler. Arrange the brioche slices on a baking sheet and broil for 1 minute, turning once, until golden.
6.
In a bowl, beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar until softly whipped. Add the blackberries to the sugar syrup and toss gently. Spoon the lemon cream onto 8 plates, top with the brioche and a dollop of the whipped cream. Scatter the blackberries on top; serve at once.
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