Love’s Torments with Banana Jam Recipe

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Love troubles with banana jam, a little gourmet folly made up of a puff pastry or shortcrust, banana jam, covered with pastry cream and a sponge cake. A true delight. The authentic love trouble recipe is made with coconut jam (which I will try on another occasion). They can also be flavored with guava and passion fruit or pineapple. It's a specialty from the Caribbean.

Yields12 Servings
Prep Time1 minCook Time45 minsTotal Time46 mins
Ingredients
 1 Banana jam
 1 Butter
 250 Milk
 2 Egg yolk
 25 Cornstarch
 50 Vanilla sugar
 1 Egg
 35 Vanilla sugar
 15 Cornstarch
 15 Flour
Directions
1

Pastry cream: Bring the milk to a boil. Whisk the whole eggs and the yolk with the sugar until the mixture becomes pale. Incorporate the cornstarch. Pour the milk into the egg mixture while whisking.

2

Thicken while continuously stirring for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming, and let it cool.

3

The sponge cake batter: Whip the egg with the sugar until it reaches a light and airy consistency. Incorporate the flour and cornstarch while whisking. Set aside.

4

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

5

Roll out your puff pastry or shortcrust pastry. Using a 9.5 cm cookie cutter, cut out rounds of dough. Press the dough into the tartlet molds and prick them with a fork.

6

To finish, top with a generous tablespoon of banana jam. Cover with pastry cream. Layer with sponge cake. Bake for about 30 minutes depending on your oven.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 1 Banana jam
 1 Butter
 250 Milk
 2 Egg yolk
 25 Cornstarch
 50 Vanilla sugar
 1 Egg
 35 Vanilla sugar
 15 Cornstarch
 15 Flour

Directions

Directions
1

Pastry cream: Bring the milk to a boil. Whisk the whole eggs and the yolk with the sugar until the mixture becomes pale. Incorporate the cornstarch. Pour the milk into the egg mixture while whisking.

2

Thicken while continuously stirring for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cover the surface with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming, and let it cool.

3

The sponge cake batter: Whip the egg with the sugar until it reaches a light and airy consistency. Incorporate the flour and cornstarch while whisking. Set aside.

4

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

5

Roll out your puff pastry or shortcrust pastry. Using a 9.5 cm cookie cutter, cut out rounds of dough. Press the dough into the tartlet molds and prick them with a fork.

6

To finish, top with a generous tablespoon of banana jam. Cover with pastry cream. Layer with sponge cake. Bake for about 30 minutes depending on your oven.

Notes

Love’s Torments with Banana Jam Recipe

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Nutrition Facts

12 servings

Serving size

12

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