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Blossoms
from
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& Beyond Parsley...
Food
for the Senses
INGREDIENTS:
8
ounces phyllo dough
1/2
cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/2
pint blueberries, raspberries or blackberries (or combination)
24
mint leaves
For
Lime Curd:
4
egg yolks
6
eggs
2
cups sugar
1
cup fresh lime juice
2
tablespoons grated lime zest
1
cup (2 sticks unsalted butter)
TO
PREPARE:
Brush
1 sheet of phyllo with melted butter. Top with another sheet and
brush with butter. Cut into 4-inch squares. Carefully place
each square into a muffin tin. Add 2 more squares to each tin, rotating
each slightly to make "petals." Repeat to make 24 cups in all.
Bake phyllo cups in a 375 degree oven for 8 to 12 minutes or until golden.
Remove from pans and cool.
For
lime curd: For lime curd:
In a heavy saucepan, combine egg yolks, eggs, sugar, lime juice and lime
zest. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until
thickened (curd coats the back of a spoon). Do not allow curd to
boil. Remove from heat and gradually whisk in butter. Cool
in a glass or plastic container. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Spoon
1 rounded teaspoon of lime curd into each phyllo cup. Top with berries
and a mint leaf.
MAKES
24
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