I made the strawberry cigarette dough roll to celebrate Spring, but I didn’t want to decorate it in the usual way and so … (drum roll…)
… I finally managed to create the cigarette dough!!!
Many may know this technique, but many ignore it: it is a pastry technique that allows us to have beautiful decorations for our desserts and make even a simple dessert elegant or “elaborate.”
It requires few ingredients and doesn’t take much time, but it’s fascinating. And I, as I said, have wanted to make it for years, but then I always gave priority to other desserts.
Now that I understand how easy and fun it is to create, no one can stop me!
With a touch of creativity, you can make beautiful decorations and make the dessert spectacular!!
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- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 6/8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1.75 oz egg whites
- 1.75 oz butter (soft)
- 1.75 oz powdered sugar
- 1.75 oz type 1 flour (or 00)
- as needed food coloring (red)
- 4 eggs
- 3.5 oz sugar
- 2.8 oz type 1 flour (or 00)
- 0.7 oz potato starch
- 1 pinch baking soda
- as needed vanilla (pod seeds or extract)
- as needed lemon zest (grated)
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 14 oz whole milk (or partially skimmed)
- 5.3 oz fresh liquid cream
- 3.5 oz sugar
- 1.4 oz cornstarch (cornflour)
- lemon zest (grated)
- 10.6 oz strawberries
- 3.5 oz fresh liquid cream
- 1 teaspoon powdered sugar
- as needed chopped pistachios
Preparation of the Strawberry Cigarette Dough Roll
– In a bowl, mix the butter with the powdered sugar until you get a smooth cream; add the lightly beaten egg whites alternately with the sifted flour and finally a pinch of coloring (here it depends on the intensity you want to achieve). Mix everything well with a spatula.
– Cut a parchment paper sheet the size of the pan where you will bake the dough and draw on it with a pencil; turn the sheet over with the writing side in contact with the pan.
– Fill a disposable piping bag with the cigarette dough, make a small cut at the end, and trace the drawn designs. (if you are skilled, you can make cones with paper)
– Place the pan in the freezer for at least half an hour.
*Preheat the oven to 428°F
– Whip the egg whites with the pinch of salt and set aside;
– Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until you have a nice light foam, add the sifted powders and with the help of a spatula, lighten the hard mixture at this stage with a part of the egg whites, mixing and gently incorporating the remaining part from top to bottom. Add the flavors.
– Spread the batter over the cigarette dough, trying to level it well and bake in the oven for 4’/5’
– Out of the oven, immediately remove the dough from the pan and roll it on itself to shape it. Wait until it cools completely before handling it.
The extremely simple execution can be found here
– Unroll the cake, trim the edges and fill it with the cream, leaving the edges free; garnish with strawberries cut into pieces and roll it on itself gently, perhaps using parchment paper to help. Wrap it with cling film and refrigerate for at least two hours.
– Before serving, decorate with dollops of whipped cream with powdered sugar, strawberries, and chopped pistachios.
