1. Vanilla rice pudding
- 125g Round Rice
- 750g Milk 3.6% fat
- 250g Cream 35% fat
- 10g vanilla pod
- 50g Sugar
- 60g Butter 82% fat
1. Vanilla rice pudding
Heat rice and butter (10g) until translucent on low heat
Add milk, cream, vanilla pod and sugar Cook on low heat
Reduce until thick
Add 50g of butter
Chill
2. Shortbread pastry
Mix butter, icing sugar, salt and almond powder
Add eggs and flour
Roll it out
Cut round shapes
Bake for 30 minutes at 150°C
3. Strawberry glaze
Mix all ingredients together
4. Strawberry crémeux
Mix sugar, pectin and glucose
Add strawberry purée
Bring to the boil Add butter
Blend
5. Strawberry mousse
Mix cream with strawberry crémeux (previous step)
Pipe 160g per 120x2 cm ring
6. Choux paste sponge
Bring to the boil the milk, salt and butter Remove from heat, add flour
Dry it out
Add egg gradually
Add grapeseed oil
Beat egg white and sugar mix both
Spread into a 60x40 cm baking sheet Bake for 10 minutes at 180°C
Remove from the oven and cover with cling film until cold
7. Assembly and finishing
Pipe the rice pudding onto a tart base Then pipe the strawberry crémeux
Place a circle of choux paste
Cover the layer of strawberry mousse with strawberry glaze
Pipe strawberry mousse around the edge
Put the disc of Couverture on top
The Staff Canteen team are taking a different approach to keeping our website independent and delivering content free from commercial influence. Our Editorial team have a critical role to play in informing and supporting our audience in a balanced way. We would never put up a paywall – The Staff Canteen is open to all and we want to keep bringing you the content you want; more from younger chefs, more on mental health, more tips and industry knowledge, more recipes and more videos. We need your support right now, more than ever, to keep The Staff Canteen active. Without your financial contributions this would not be possible.
Over the last 16 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals. As members and visitors, your daily support has made The Staff Canteen what it is today. Our features and videos from the world’s biggest name chefs are something we are proud of. We have over 560,000 followers across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Our editorial and social media team are creating and delivering engaging content every day, to support you and the whole sector - we want to do more for you.
A single coffee is more than £2, a beer is £4.50 and a large glass of wine can be £6 or more.
Support The Staff Canteen from as little as £1 today. Thank you.