Blanc-manger
No ratings yet
France
Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
- Additives or old utensils. The text names something no longer considered safe in food or for cooking in, such as lead, alum, borax, bitter almonds or copper pans. Don't use it.
Ingredients 6 ingredients
- three bitter almonds
- Water
- a pound of sweet almonds
- three ounces of sugar
- Orange flower water
- a pint of milk
Contains
MilkTree nuts
Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
Chef Wood
-
Hello, I'm Chef Wood. Ask me anything about this recipe, whenever you like. Press play, or say “next”, and I'll read you the steps one at a time.
Chef Wood answers only when you ask, so take all the time you need. His answers come from AI and are general cooking guidance.
- Put half a pound of sweet almonds, and two or three bitter almonds, into boiling water.
- Peel them and pound them in a mortar, and when they are reduced to a paste, mix them with half a pint of milk, three ounces of sugar, and a little orange flower water.
- Strain this.
- Boil it, and when it has acquired sufficient thickness serve it.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
-
Saucepan
-
Mortar and pestle
-
Vegetable peeler
-
Sieve