Cooking from the Congo for Africa Day with dlr : Dessert course

ground peanuts

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almond flour is lower in carbs, while sunflower seeds are more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

coconut

🥗Healthier: shredded coconut

💰Cheaper: coconut milk

Shredded coconut provides similar flavor with lower cost.

palm oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is usually cheaper.

Take butter out of the fridge to soften for 2-3 hours.

Mix 132 grams of soft butter with 82 grams of icing sugar using a mixing tool or hands.

Add 1 egg to the mixture and continue mixing.

Gradually add 210 grams of flour to the mixture and integrate well.

Clean hands and add 26 grams of almond butter to the dough, mixing until a block forms.

Chill the dough in the fridge for 1 hour, or use pre-prepared dough.

Roll out the dough to about 1.2 millimeters thick.

Cut circles from the dough, ensuring a 2-centimeter border.

Use a knife to clean the edges of the dough circles.

Bake the dough in the oven at 160 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.

Prepare the passion fruit custard by mixing 100 grams of sugar with 2 eggs until slightly white.

Add 88 grams of passion fruit puree to the egg and sugar mixture and mix well.

Heat the mixture to 82 degrees Celsius, stirring continuously to avoid curdling.

Add 171 grams of butter to the warm custard and mix until melted.

Soak 1 gelatin leaf in cold water, then add to the custard mixture after butter has melted.

Set the custard in the fridge for at least 3 hours before using.

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