Citrus Posset

McDougalls

Citrus Posset

Serves 10
15 minutes prep time
5 minutes cook time

Ingredients

100g McDougalls Lime Flavour Jelly Crystals
625ml double cream
100g caster sugar, divided
1 lemon juiced and zested
2 oranges juiced and zested
25ml vanilla essence
75g frozen raspberries
100ml lemon juice
Biscuit
75g plain flour
75g margarine
50g icing sugar
25g Bird’s Custard Powder
12.5g baking powder
2.5g Earl Grey tea
25g edible flowers from the garden

Allergens

Please check the ingredients declaration on the products you use making this recipe.
Cereals containing gluten
Milk

Methods

Step one

Mix up the McDougalls Lime Flavour Jelly Crystals with 30ml boiling water until dissolved and set to one side.

Step two

In a bowl whisk up the cream with 75g caster sugar and the vanilla essence, whisk until soft peak.

Step three

Add the zest and juices of the oranges and zest of the lemon and then add the jelly mix to the cream and fold until mixed.

Step four

In another pan add the raspberries, 25g caster sugar and the lemon juice, heat & simmer for 5 minutes whisk through and sieve into bowl to make the compote.

Step five

Spoon raspberry compote around the inside of the glass and then pipe the cream mix into the glasses or pots, place into fridge to chill.

Step six

In a mixer add the flour, margarine, icing sugar, custard powder, baking powder and tea leaves, blend until smooth mix.

Step seven

Roll into 10 balls and flatten with back of spoon onto parchment baking tray, bake for 9-10 minutes 170°C, 325°F gas mark 3.

Step eight

Once biscuits are cooled, have the posset pot ready for garnishing with edible flowers, place onto clean plate with a biscuit on the side and serve.

Tips

This was regional winning dessert recipe from East Midlands SCOTY 2024 from Gary Finan from Corby Business Academy, part of Brookes West Trust.

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