Hawthorn Jam & Hawthorn Mousse
Hawthorn provides pain relief, while yogurt helps promote blood circulation and resolve blood stasis
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This hawthorn-focused recipe combines the functional benefits of its core components: hawthorn works to ease pain, and yogurt supports healthy blood circulation and the resolution of blood stasis.
Ingredients
hawthorn, a bit over 2 jin
unsweetened cream
170g
gelatin sheets
2 slices
a slice of chiffon cake
water
1000g
sugar
350g
cow's milk
50g
white granulated sugar
40g
hawthorn paste
150g
yogurt
170g
Instructions
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Step 1
Wash the hawthorns thoroughly, pinch each one in half, then use a small knife to remove the stem ends and seeds.
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Step 2
Place them in a stainless steel pot, add water, and stir-fry over high heat while stirring constantly until the hawthorns are very soft and mushy, then add sugar and continue stir-frying. Keep stir-frying until the mixture is very thick and sticky. Alternatively, once the hawthorns have been stir-fried to a very soft and mushy state, add them to a food processor to make puree, add sugar and continue stir-frying, and finally stir-fry until thick and sticky.
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Step 3
(Prepare the chiffon cake in advance, let it cool fully, use a mousse ring to mark the outline, then cut a cake base that is one size smaller than the mousse ring with a knife, wrap the outside of the mousse ring with aluminum foil and set aside. Whip the heavy cream with sugar to 6-point stage in advance and set aside) Mix the yogurt and hawthorn jam evenly, soak the gelatin sheets in cold water until soft, then add to the milk and melt over a water bath, then pour into the mixed hawthorn yogurt mixture.
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Step 4
After mixing evenly, pour in the heavy cream whipped to 6-point stage, stir thoroughly to combine, and this forms the mousse mixture.
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Step 5
Place the cut cake base into the mousse ring, pour in the mousse mixture, then refrigerate for at least 4 hours, overnight is preferable. After removing from the refrigerator, use a hair dryer to blow on the outer edge of the mousse ring for a short while to unmold, then cut into pieces. When cutting, use a slightly warmed knife, make one cut, wipe the knife clean before making the next cut.
