Easter Sable Breton

A buttery, crumbly French cookie with a rich texture, combining a tender shortbread base with festive touches like pastel-colored icing.

Recipe by
Chef Michelle Palazzo
Ingredients

Sable Breton

320g Sugar
320g Plugrà® European Style Butter
8 Egg Yolks
450g All Purpose Flour
30g Baking Powder
3g Fine Sea Salt
10g Vanilla

Lemon Cream

400g Eggs
280g Sugar
340g Lemon Juice
4 Zest of Lemon
500g Plugrà® European Style Butter

Lemon Curd

400g Egg
280g Sugar
340g Lemon Juice
4 Zest of Lemon
2 sheets Gelatin

Italian Meringue

120g Cleaned Egg Whites
198g Sugar
2g Fine Sea Salt
Splash Vanilla Extract

Candied Lemon Peels

1 to 1 Simple Syrup
Julienned Lemon Peels
Steps
1
Sable Breton Cream Plugrà® European Style Butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Sift your dries. Scrape down the sides. Add your egg yolks. Add sifted dry mix. Roll or pipe evenly. Chill for at least 20 minutes. Bake off at 335 till golden brown.
2
Lemon Cream Heat lemon juice, sugar, zest. Bring to a simmer Temper in egg yolks, cook till thickened. Strain, cool. Vitamix butter.
3
Lemon Curd Bloom gelatin. Heat lemon juice, sugar, zest. Bring to a simmer. Temper in egg yolks, cook till thickened. Add gelatin. Strain, chill.
4
Italian Meringue Over a bain heat up egg whites and sugar in a kitchen aid bowl. Bring to 165 or till the sugar is melted. Whip on high speed.
5
Candied Lemon Peels Cook till tender and sweet, strain. Toss is sugar, dry on a cooling rack.