Virgin plum oil by Food writers. Recipes and tips

Beef salad with green tea, turnips and plum ice cream

granolaHervé and I created a recipe to pair the latest “plum sorbet ice cream” from Carte d’Or. We decided against playing the nostalgic card and our great leap forward led us to the mysterious Japan where Umeboshi plum is king. Umeboshi cream has the same colour and texture of plum ice cream, a good point for “Food colour pairing” adepts like me.

The top Granola recipe

granolaI've made this with one tablespoon of plum kernel oil filling in for a tablespoon of the oil called, and let me tell you, it's amazing. I don't know where to get that in the states, but hazelnut oil or walnut oil, which are both easily available, would be terrific, too.

Pistachio and Chocolate Entremet

entremetA light dessert mousse for a Chocolate and Pistachio entremet. After my two previous entremets with Tanariva chocolate and Ivory Chocolate, I chose a dark chocolate (70 % single origin Guanaja cocoa) this time. Of course you can adapt the dacquoise meringues, the aroma of the cream and even the colour of the mousse to fit your own taste !

Custard Cream

entremetJe ne pourrais pas vous dire si j'ai fait une crème anglaise ou une crème brûlée. Un mélange des deux, je pense (à moins que ce soit une crème glacée non turbinée???). L'histoire, c'est que j'avais des jaunes à utiliser. Et comme vous allez voir, je ne voulais pas me casser le c...

Clementine Tartlets

entremetThe other day there was a radio program on childhood bakery desserts. It reminded me of two of them which durably influenced my early years. One was an extraordinary pistachio cake that grandma would bring us from île Saint Louis where she lived. The other one was a pine nut tartlet.

Mirabelle Plum Souflé Cake

entremetMais non, je n’ai pas renoncé aux petits plats mijotés et au curry pour ne cuisiner que des gâteaux. Disons que je rattrape un peu le temps perdu. Et puis , il y a avalanche de prunes dans les jardins en ce moment. On dirait qu’elles ne craignent pas la pluie, elles!

Brioche

entremetJ’avoue, je suis une fashion victim, une culino-fashion victim même. J’ai réalisé ça soudainement l’autre jour, quand Cathy me l’a fait remarquer, à cause de ma passion affichée pour les canneberges. L'huile d'amandon ? J’aime son odeur, son goût de l’amande amère et son odeur de colle blanche qui rappelle l'enfance.

Plum Oil Ice Cream

entremetLast month, I received an invitation to visit the French Sénat...One of the most interesting things was huile de noyau, huile d'amandon de prune, or simply plum oil to us American-types. Actually, it's the oil pressed from plum kernels, which have a deep bitter almond scent that I love.

Fruit Brochettes

entremetJ'ai découvert l'huile d'amandon de prune très récemment à un cours de Cuisine Fraich'Attitude. L'odeur de l'huile d'amandon de prune est puissante, légèrement amère. Sa force peut surprendre sur certains fruits mais associée à des poires, l'huile d'amandon de prune est parfaite.

Moist Cake with Dried Peaches

entremetI bought dried peaches 10 days ago and scratched my head for a recipe (Eating them straight away would have been a good choice too). Then I remembered those rubharbe cakes I enjoyed last summer. What about doing the same with dried peaches ?

Pineapple Crumble

entremet...Put the rest of the ingredients (flour , sugar , almond powder) in a big salad bowl. Add butter and plum kernel oil and throughoutly mix with your fingers until the mixture becomes sandy. Spread evenly on the fruits and bake for 30 minutes in your oven.