Lemon mousse with liquorice shortbread

Name: Lemon mousse with liquorice shortbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 3 eggs seperated; 150 ml castor sugar; 250 ml cream; 2 lemons zest and juice; 300 g flour; 200 g butter melted; 100 g castor sugar; 50 g liquorice bites, chopped

4 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 30 mins

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A flavour sensation that mixes tastes and textures.

By Food24 September 16 2010

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Ingredients (8)

Lemon mousse:

3	eggs — seperated
150 ml	castor sugar
250 ml	cream
2	lemons — zest and juice

Liquorice shortbread:

300 g	flour
200 g	butter — melted
100 g	castor sugar
50 g	liquorice — bites, chopped

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Method:

Lemon mousse:
Beat the egg yolks with
the castor sugar, lemon zest and the cream.
When it starts to thicken
add the lemon juice and keep beating till thick.
Whisk the egg whites
till stiff and fold into the cream mixture.
Put in the fridge to set.

Liquorice shortbread:
Mix together all the
ingredients and put in a 20cm x 10cm baking tray.
Bake for about 30mins.

Sprinkle over some more castor sugar as soon as it comes out of the
oven.
Cut into pieces after it has been allowed to cool for about
10mins.

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