JNCQUOI RECIPE BY CHEF ANTÓNIO BOIA

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JNCQuoi Restaurant is a reference of gastronomy excellence in Lisbon, and Chef António Boia shares with us an amazing recipe using Vale da Estrela PDO Cheese.

Vale da Estrela PDO Cheese Pie with fruits of the season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet Dough:

150 gr butter

90 gr caster sugar

1 gr table salt

30 gr almond flour

40 gr  egg

250 gr flour

1 gelatine leaf

 

 

Preparation:

Place the butter, the caster sugar, the table salt and the gelatin leaf in the bowl and mixed all these ingredients until they turn into a cream. Add the almond flour and the egg, and mixed a little. Add the flour and mix it until it turns into a smooth dough.

Make a square with this dough, wrap it in plastic film, at place it in the fridge for 1 hour.

Take the dough out of the fridge, place it on a counter (which was previously spread with flour) and spread the dough with a rolling pin until it’s 3mm.

 

Grease the pie container with butter and spread the dough in it. Chill it in the fridge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almond Cream:

 

75 gr butter

75 gr sugar

1 gr table salt

75 gr eggs

75 gr almond flour

1 gelatine leaf

 

 

Mix the butter, caster sugar, salt and the gelatine leaf in a bowl until it turns into a cream, add the egg and the almond flour and mix it until you obtain a creamy dough.

Take the pie container out of the fridge and fill it with the almond creamy dough.

Bake it ion the oven, at 160ºC, for about 20 minutes (you may have to adjust the baking time to your oven). The pie should have a golden-brown look.

Let the pie cool completely.

 

Serra Cheese Ganache:

 

90 gr milk cream

125 gr Serra Cheese

225 gr white chocolate 35%

20 gr honey

20 gr butter

 

Preparation:

 

Place the milk cream on high heat until it boils, take it out of the heat, add the Serra Cheese, and stir it firmly until it melts. Pour it on the slightly melted chocolate, stir it, add the honey and butter and mixed it all with the blender until you get a smooth cream.

Pour it on the pie and cool it in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

Decorate the pie with season fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, cherries, figs, apricots or pears.