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Budapestbakelse
Hazelnut meringue roll
Budapestbakelse: Swedish hazelnut meringue roll with cream and mandarins
Despite the name, this is a Swedish invention from the 1920s, credited to a baker in Halmstad on the west coast, and it is still a favourite at konditori and summer birthday tables. A soft hazelnut meringue is baked in a sheet, rolled around whipped cream and mandarin segments, and sliced into rounds dusted with cocoa or drizzled with chocolate. It is naturally gluten free. A common mistake is overbaking the meringue, which cracks badly when rolled. Chef's tip: bake it until just firm on top but still marshmallowy inside, and roll it while slightly warm on sugared paper.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the meringue
- 7 oz caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 2 ⅞ oz ground roasted hazelnuts
For the filling
- 1 ¼ cups double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- 10 ½ oz tinned mandarin segmentswell drained
To finish
- 1 oz dark chocolatemelted
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F and line a 30 × 40 cm tray with baking paper.
3 minStep 2: Whisk 4 egg whites to soft peaks, then add 7 oz caster sugar a spoonful at a time and whisk until thick and glossy and the sugar has dissolved. Fold in 1 tbsp cornflour and 2 ⅞ oz ground roasted hazelnuts.
8 minStep 3: Spread evenly on the tray and bake for 18–20 minutes until lightly golden and dry on top but soft underneath.
20 minStep 4: Turn out onto baking paper dusted with 1 tbsp icing sugar, peel off the lining paper and cool for 10 minutes.
10 minStep 5: Whip 1 ¼ cups double cream with 1 tsp vanilla sugar to soft peaks. Spread over the meringue, scatter with 10 ½ oz tinned mandarin segments, saving a few for the top, and roll up from the long side using the paper.
5 minStep 6: Chill for 30 minutes, drizzle with 1 oz dark chocolate, add the saved mandarins and cut into 8 slices.
30 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does budapestbakelse take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
- What can I use instead of cornflour?
- Arrowroot or potato starch, same amount.
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