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Gedeckter Tisch in der Wiese in Grünau im Almtal

Brown millet soufflé with barberry ice cream and black walnuts

Recipe for Four People

Brown Millet Soufflé

  • Ingredients:
    • 100 g ground brown millet from Kammerleithner Organic Farm
    • 70 g butter
    • 125 ml whipped cream
    • 1 egg
    • 4 egg yolks
    • 4 egg whites
    • 70 g granulated sugar
  • Instructions:
    1. Melt the butter and soften the ground brown millet in it. Add the whipped cream and let the mixture infuse.
    2. Once cooled, stir in the egg and egg yolks thoroughly.
    3. Beat the egg whites until stiff, gradually adding the granulated sugar.
    4. Gently fold the brown millet mixture into the egg whites using a whisk.
    5. Prepare dariole molds by lining them with melted butter and granulated sugar. Pour the mixture into the molds.
    6. Place the molds in a bain-marie and bake in the oven at approximately 180°C for about 15 minutes, until golden brown.
    7. Carefully remove the soufflés from the molds.

Barberry Ice Cream

  • Ingredients:
    • 125 ml whole milk
    • 125 ml whipped cream
    • 30 g granulated sugar
    • 3 egg yolks
    • 5 tablespoons barberry jelly
  • Instructions:
    1. Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
    2. Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker and churn until it reaches a creamy consistency.

Black Walnuts

  • Ingredients:
    • 10 green unripe walnuts
    • 800 g granulated sugar
  • Instructions:
    1. Trim the tops and bottoms of the walnuts and pierce them with a needle or fork.
    2. Submerge the walnuts in a large jar filled with water for two weeks, changing the water daily and pricking the nuts each time.
    3. After two weeks, blanch the walnuts in boiling water for about 10 minutes.
    4. Boil 1 liter of water with the granulated sugar, let it cool, and pour over the walnuts.
    5. The next day, strain the walnuts, re-boil the sugar water, let it cool, and pour over the walnuts again. Repeat this process five times.
    6. Finally, strain the walnuts one last time, bring the liquid to a boil, and pour the walnuts into clean jars, topping up with the liquid.
    7. Allow the walnuts to infuse for at least three months before serving.