Citrus Apricot Puff Pudding
- 1 (17 1/3 ounce) package puff pastry, thawed
- 12 cup dried apricot, diced
- 12 orange, zest of, grated
- 13 cup marsala wine or 13 cup sweet sherry
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 23 cup apricot preserves
- 12 lemon, zest of, grated
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
- 2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 4 ounces coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons Grand Marnier
- Begin with filling: In the top of a double boiler, combine marsala and flour until smooth.
- Add jam, rind, and juices and heat, stirring continuously with a whisk until thickened.
- Spoon three tablespoons of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, stirring to temper, then add the yolks to the pot and continue stirring until thick and coating the whisk.
- Turn off heat, pour apricot cream into another container and set aside.
- For ganache: Heat coconut milk and Grand Marnier in the top of the double boiler until just barely simmering.
- Put white chocolate into a bowl, and pour coconut milk over white chocolate, let sit a few moments and then stir to combine melted chocolate.
- Set aside.
- For pastry: Preheat oven to 375F Spray either a standard loaf pan or a 8x9 baking pan with cooking spray.
- Separate puff pastry sheets and roll out roughly to the size of your baking pan or loaf pan.
- Lay a sheet in the bottom of the pan, and spoon 2 or 3 teaspoons of apricot cream filling over it, spreading almost to the edges.
- Combine diced apricots and orange zest in a bowl.
- Spread the apricots & zest mixture over this and top with another sheet of pastry.
- Continue layering pastry, cream and fruit mixture, ending with a sheet of pastry.
- Top the sheet with a final layer of apricot cream, and then bake for 30 minutes, until the edges have puffed up golden brown.
- The cream on top should be smooth and shiny.
- Drizzle the white chocolate ganache over all and garnish with any left over apricot and orange zest mixture and crumbled bits of white chocolate.
pastry, apricot, orange, marsala wine, flour, apricot preserves, lemon, lemon juice, orange juice, egg yolks, white chocolate, coconut milk, grand marnier
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/citrus-apricot-puff-pudding-211586 (may not work)