Apricot and Chocolate Bavarois Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 3/4 lb firm-ripe apricots (9 large), chopped
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1 cup sugar
3 tsp unflavored gelatin (from two 1/4-oz envelopes)
2 cups whole milk
5 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup chilled heavy cream
1/8 tsp salt
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
4 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped
3 large eggs, separated
5 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt

Directions:

Make purée: Cook fresh and dried apricots with sugar in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until apricots are softened and mixture is syrupy, about 15 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and purée in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Force purée through a very fine sieve into a bowl, pressing on solids and then discarding them. Cool to room temperature.
Make custard: Sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 cup milk in a cup and let soften while preparing custard. Bring remaining 1 3/4 cups milk just to a boil in a heavy saucepan and remove from heat. Whisk together yolks and sugar in a bowl, then add hot milk in a slow stream, whisking. Pour custard into heavy saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened and an instant-read thermometer registers 170°F (do not let boil).
Add softened gelatin to hot custard and whisk until dissolved.
Whisk custard into apricot purée and cool at room temperature, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Chill, covered, stirring occasionally, until custard is the consistency of raw egg whites, about 2 hours.
Make chocolate base while custard chills: Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove side of a 24-centimeter (9- to 9 1/2-inch) springform pan, then butter bottom and dust with flour, knocking off excess. Lock springform side around bottom.
Melt chocolate in a double boiler or a small metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, stirring occasionally, and remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat.
Beat yolks and sugar with an electric mixer at high speed until mixture is thick, pale, and forms a ribbon when beaters are lifted, about 6 minutes with a standing mixer or 12 minutes with a handheld. Beat in chocolate until just combined.
Beat whites with salt in another bowl using cleaned beaters until whites just hold soft peaks. Stir one fourth of whites into chocolate mixture to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly.
Spoon batter into springform pan, spreading it evenly, and bake in middle of oven until chocolate base is springy to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack.
Assemble dessert: Beat cream with salt in a bowl using cleaned beaters until it just holds soft peaks. Gently fold cream and lemon juice into custard and pour over chocolate base in springform pan. Chill bavarois, covered with a large inverted plate, until set, at least 10 hours.
Run a thin knife around edge of pan and remove side.
Cook's notes: · Apricot purée and baked chocolate base can be made 1 day ahead and chilled separately, covered. ·Bavarois can be chilled up to 2 days.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	291.46 Kcal (1220 kJ)
Calories from fat	89.81 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	9.98g	15%
Cholesterol	168.15mg	56%
Sodium	180.02mg	8%
Potassium	423.22mg	9%
Total Carbs	44.46g	15%
Sugars	39.62g	158%
Dietary Fiber	2.27g	9%
Protein	8.27g	17%
Vitamin C	8.5mg	14%
Iron	1.1mg	6%
Calcium	111.9mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	130.74 Kcal (547 kJ)
Calories from fat	40.29 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.48g	15%
Cholesterol	75.43mg	56%
Sodium	80.75mg	8%
Potassium	189.85mg	9%
Total Carbs	19.94g	15%
Sugars	17.77g	158%
Dietary Fiber	1.02g	9%
Protein	3.71g	17%
Vitamin C	3.8mg	14%
Iron	0.5mg	6%
Calcium	50.2mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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