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Christmas Desserts: Butterscotch Hazelnut Yule Log

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Butterscotch Hazelnut Yule Log

This delicious yule log would make a stunning dessert for your Christmas dinner. Flavored with butterscotch pudding and topped with caramelized hazelnuts, it's super easy to make at home. Try our step-by-step recipe now.

 

Ingredients:

For the sponge cake

  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup cornflour
  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • 3 1/2 tbsp flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar

For the sugar syrup

  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp sugar

For the filling

  • 1 1/4 cup butterscotch pudding
  • 1/2 cup mascarpone
  • 1 1/3 cups heavy liquid cream
  • 2 1/2 sheets of gelatin

For the garnish

  • 1 1/4 cups hazelnuts
  • 1/2 cup candied orange peel

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 shortcrust pastry
  • 3 cups / 750 g. of cherries
  • 1/3 cup / 60 g. of sugar
  • 2/3 cup / 60 g. of almond flour
  • 4 tbsp. of brown sugar
  • Pistachios
  • A dash of milk

METHOD: 

  1. Mix the cherries and sugar together. Let stand 20 minutes.
  2. Spread or roll out the shortcrust pastry, sprinkle with almond powder and brown sugar.
  3. Place the cherries in the center of the dough, leaving about 2 inches of free dough on the edges. Fold in the edges.
  4. Brush with milk (this will make the crust go golden), sprinkle with brown sugar and bake for 20 minutes at 350°F/180°C.
  5. Top with a handful of chopped pistachios, and serve!

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