№087 Protein cream (custard)

** Characteristics of a semi-finished product. ** White, homogeneous, fluffy, slightly viscous mass with a glossy surface, good shape retention.

Pre-chilled egg whites are whipped in a beater, first at low, then at high speed for 7-10 minutes. Add 15–20% granulated sugar to the beaten mass, as provided by the recipe, and beat the mixture for another 10 minutes. Without stopping whipping, hot sugar syrup, vanilla powder are introduced in a thin stream and beat for 3–7 minutes.
To prepare sugar syrup, granulated sugar and water in a ratio of 4: 1 are boiled down to a temperature of 118–120 ℃ (test for a weak ball).