Raspberry Bombe Recipes

RASPBERRY PAVLOVA BOMBE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar. Set over a pan of simmering water; whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch. Remove from heat; mix, using whisk attachment, on medium high, until stiff peaks form, about 10 minutes.
• Transfer meringue to parchment-lined baking sheet; spread into a 5-inch-diameter disk that is 1/2 inch thick. Transfer to oven; let dry but not brown; this will take about 4 hours. Remove from oven; let cool. Remove from parchment, break into 2- to 4-inch shards, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, line a 9-inch-diameter, 4- inch-deep metal bowl with raspberries. With open sides of berries facing wall of bowl, place raspberries neatly in bottom and up sides of bowl. Work up sides of the bowl as far as you can; if berries start to fall, add them later. Transfer the bowl to the freezer, and let berries completely freeze to the bowl, about 2 hours.
• Beat 1 cup raspberry sorbet in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until soft but still holding its shape, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the mold from the freezer, and gently layer sorbet in bottom of bowl, smoothing it toward the edges with an offset spatula. Return mold to freezer until sorbet has hardened. Remove mold from freezer; cover the sorbet with a single layer of raspberries, about 1 1/2 cups. Return to freezer until berries are solid, about 20 minutes. Soften 1 pint vanilla ice cream as above. Remove mold from freezer; spread a layer of vanilla ice cream over frozen berries, making sure ice cream is spread all the way to the sides of the berry-lined bowl. Return mold to freezer, and let vanilla ice cream become firm, about 15 minutes.
• Soften 1 pint raspberry sorbet as above; set aside. Remove mold from freezer; layer the meringue on top of the vanilla ice cream in a single layer; it is fine if some pieces overlap. On top of the meringue, spread the remaining cup of raspberry sorbet, making sure it touches berrylined edges of the bowl. Return mold to freezer. Continue process with one more single layer of raspberries, about 2 cups. Add remaining softened vanilla ice cream in an even layer. Add berries as needed to bowls lining so they completely encase the ice cream to top of bowl. Cover with plastic wrap; let bombe completely freeze overnight. Scatter sliced almonds, if using, over vanilla ice cream to keep from slipping when turned out. To unmold, dip bowl into very hot water for 7 seconds. Using some force, invert onto a cutting board. Transfer to serving platter. Working quickly, using a sharp knife, slice bombe into wedges; serve.

VANILLA AND RASPBERRY BOMBE GLACEE

Steps:

• Line a loaf pan with plastic wrap, fill three-quarter full with the ice cream, cover, and freeze until firm.
• When hard, use a sharp knife and a soup spoon to dig a trench down the center of the ice cream, reserving the ice cream from the trench to make a top later. The trench should leave an inch of vanilla ice cream along with long ends of the pan and go 3/4 of the way down the pan. Refreeze.
• Choose a large metal or glass bowl that will neatly sit on a pot on the stovetop. Put 1 to 2-inches water in the pot and bring to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, beat the yolks and sugar together in the bowl (still on the countertop) with electric beaters until very thick and ribbony. Add the puree, and liqueur. Set the bowl over the pot of simmering water, and continue beating until very thick and much increased in volume, about 10 minutes. It should have the consistency of firmly whipped cream. Remove the bowl from the heat, and set it over a large bowl full of ice cubes. Continue beating until cool.
• Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold it in. Remove the bombe mould from the freezer and pour the raspberry mixture into the well of vanilla ice cream. Cover and return to the freezer for several hours, or until completely set. Soften the reserved "trench" ice cream and spread it over the top to fill the pan to the brim. Freeze again.
• To serve, uncover the loaf mold. Wrap a towel dampened in hot water around the base and hold it upside down. Shake out. Slice with a knife, dipped first in hot water. Refreeze in slice form until ready to serve. Raspberry coulis is the right accompaniment.
• Serving suggestion: Raspberry coulis, for serving .

MUM'S RASPBERRY BOMB

Steps:

• Whip the cream together with the icing sugar, brandy and vanilla.
• Add the raspberries crushing some of them as they go in along with the meringues.
• Mix lightly and put into a round pudding dish lined with plenty of cling film that is well overlapping the sides (don't worry if it isn't neat) and freeze overnight.
• Remove from freezer at least 15 minutes before serving.
• Turn out onto a plate and remove the cling film (quickly dip bowl into hot water and dry off before inverting if you're having trouble getting the bomb out of the dish) and enjoy!
• Wish you made double.

RASPBERRY BOMBE

Steps:

• Simmer fruit until just cooked Cool, then sieve using juice for coulis. Puree remaining fruit. Whip cream. Fold meringue into cream Lightly fold puree into this mix giving marbled effect. put into a foil lined bowl Freeze. Have fun!