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Lemon and blueberry bursts
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Lemon and blueberry bursts

22 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Makes 12 openrecipes

A sherbet hit gives a playful fruit burst in this dainty dish of purple macaroons with lemon sponge, flavoured with grown-up limoncello.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

838
Calories
22g
Protein
25g
Fat
134g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blueberry 1 cup (148g) 84
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Liquor not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 85g/3oz ground almonds
  • 120g/4oz icing sugar
  • 2 free-range egg whites
  • pinch salt
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • purple food colouring gel
  • 50g/1¾oz melted butter
  • 50g/1¾oz plain flour
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • ½ lemon
  • ⅓ tsp baking powder
  • 100ml/3½fl oz limoncello liquor
  • 75ml/2½fl oz lemon juice
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 250g/9oz blueberries
  • 1 heaped tsp agar-agar
  • few drops lemon juice
  • 5-7 tsp granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp citric acid
  • few drops purple food colouring
  • 100ml/3½fl oz double cream

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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