Frangipane

also called frangipane · crème d'amande · creme d'amande · creme damande · almond cream · almond filling · almond paste filling

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Frangipane: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1/2 cup(115 g)softened unsalted buttercream the butter, sugar and salt palebeat the eggs in one at a timefold the almond and flour throughstir in the rum, chill 1 hour
1/2 cup(115 g)granulated sugar
1/4 tsp(1.5 g)fine sea salt
2 large(115 g, at room temperature)eggs
1 1/4 cups(115 g)almond flour
2 Tbs(15 g)all-purpose flour
1 Tbs(15 mL)dark rum
1/4 tsp(1 mL)almond extract
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1cream the butter, sugar and salt pale

2beat the eggs in one at a time

goes in with what step 1 made

3fold the almond and flour through

goes in with what step 2 made

4stir in the rum, chill 1 hour

goes in with what step 3 made

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Start to finish
at least 1 hr3 of 4 steps give no time
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none given
If you get it wrong
Forgiving — it will not be beaten after the almond goes in: the eggs split out and it bakes greasy instead of rising
  1. cream the butter, sugar and salt pale

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  2. beat the eggs in one at a time

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  3. fold the almond and flour through

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  4. stir in the rum, chill 1 hour

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See how it is written
>> title: Frangipane
>> category: Custards & Puddings
>> tags: almond, filling, butter, make-ahead, no-cook
>> counters: Bakery
>> aka: frangipane, crème d'amande, creme d'amande, creme damande, almond cream, almond filling, almond paste filling
>> pairs-with: almond-croissant, sweet-tart-shell
>> servings: 12
>> time: 1 hr 15 min
>> slack: forgiving — it will not be beaten after the almond goes in: the eggs split out and it bakes greasy instead of rising

>> step: cream the butter, sugar and salt pale
Cream @softened unsalted butter{1/2%cup}(115 g), @granulated sugar{1/2%cup}(115 g) and @fine sea salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g) until pale and light.

>> step: beat the eggs in one at a time
Beat @eggs{2%large}(115 g, at room temperature) into @&(~1)creamed butter{} one at a time, letting each disappear before the next goes in. Cold eggs split the cream, and a split frangipane weeps butter in the oven.

>> step: fold the almond and flour through
Fold @almond flour{1 1/4%cup}(115 g) and @all-purpose flour{2%Tbs}(15 g) through @&(~1)egg mixture{} until just smooth.

>> step: stir in the rum, chill 1 hour
Stir @dark rum{1%Tbs}(15 mL) and @almond extract{1/4%tsp}(1 mL) through @&(~1)almond cream{}, then ~chill{1%hr} until it is firm enough to pipe.