Saint-Honoré recipe | Mom’s Recipes

The classic French dessert cannot be missing from your menu for special occasions. Enjoy!

Dough Ingredients

• 2 and ½ cups of wheat flour
• 3 tablespoons barely full of sugar
• 1 cup (tea) butter
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 ovo
• 2 cups of sugar (for the caramel)
• 25 ready-made firecrackers or carolinas

Ingredients Coverage

• ½ liter of fresh cream whipped into whipped cream
• 2 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence

Preparation Mode

1. Prepare to mass.
2. Mix the butter with the sugar, salt and egg.
3. Add the wheat flour little by little, until you get a uniform dough.
4. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 4 mm.
5. Place on a large baking tray, mark the surface with the help of a flat plate.
6. Trim the edges.
7. Bake this pie bottom in a hot oven and set aside.
8. Moisten a pan with 2 or 3 tablespoons of water.
9. Add the sugar and heat until you get a very golden caramel.
10. Pierce the bombs or carolinas and pass them through the hot caramel.

Assembly

1. Assemble the dish by fixing the bombs or carolinas next to each other on the already baked pie bottom.
2. Cover with the rest of the caramel and let it cool.
3. Once cold, place the topping in a piping bag and decorate the pie.
4. Serve immediately.

Preparation Mode Coverage

1. Add the sugar to the egg whites and prepare a stiff meringue.
2. Add the vanilla and add the whipped cream, mixing without beating.

Mom Tips

The bombinhas or carolinas, you can buy them ready-made in bakeries or specialized stores. They are also found in natural product stores.

Approximate yield of 8 servings.