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Crème Saint-Honoré

Crème saint-honoré is a crème pâtissière with stiffly beaten egg whites folded into it, used to fill profiteroles, éclairs and tarts, as well as on its own as a dessert cream. It can be additionally flavoured with liqueur, pralin, orange peel, etc.

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France This recipe is known as French, but other nations also prepare similar recipes.

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"Crème Saint-Honoré" from the Wikibooks Cookbook (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cr%C3%A8me_Saint-Honor%C3%A9, revision 4516688), by its contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cr%C3%A8me_Saint-Honor%C3%A9&action=history), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. 1 pint crème pâtissière, still hot
  2. 8 egg whites
  3. a few drops lemon juice
  4. 1 pinch of salt
  5. 2 Tbsp superfine sugar OR granulated sugar

Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Lemon juice High in vitamin C

    High in vitamin C · 39 mg per 100 g, 48% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Lemon juice, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Mix any additional flavourings into the crème pâtissière.
  2. Whip the egg whites with the salt until soft peaks form.
  3. Sprinkle the sugar onto the egg whites and continue whipping to stiff peaks.
  4. Stir a quarter of the egg whites into the hot custard.
  5. Fold the rest of the egg whites in and chill before use.

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