Meringue roll with lemon cream

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   First you need to prepare the cream because it needs time to cool. In a saucepan, combine the egg, salt, vanillin, and sugar. I stir and add milk. Place on the stove and cook until slightly thickened over medium heat. This took me about 10 minutes. In this cream, the egg-milk mass will be quite liquid, not the same as for custard. Remove from heat and add lemon zest and juice. I stir. I'm cooling it down.

2. STEP 2

   

   And when the egg-milk mass has cooled, I beat the softened butter until fluffy and lightly whitened. And then I combine both masses in several batches. I beat until smooth and the cream is ready!!! A more detailed recipe was on the website, if interested, please!!! https://bestrecipes24.com/cooking/38841-klassicheskii-krem-sharlott This is the kind of cream you get. Stable, homogeneous, fluffy. I’ll leave it aside and get on with the meringue.

3. STEP 3

   

   Protein at room temperature. Sifted powdered sugar. Corn starch. Citric acid can be replaced with lemon juice.

4. STEP 4

   

   The bowl and whisk must be clean. It is best to use a metal or glass bowl. Plastic tends to absorb fat, and this, as you know, is the first enemy of meringue.

5. STEP 5

   

   Beat the egg whites at low-medium speed until small bubbles form. There should be no liquid protein left at the bottom of the bowl.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then I gradually add powdered sugar, literally one tablespoon at a time. The interval between adding powdered sugar is 15-20 seconds. Also at medium speed. After adding all the powdered sugar, I continue to beat for about 3-4 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Then add citric acid and beat for another 2-3 minutes. The meringue will become noticeably denser after citric acid.

8. STEP 8

   

   Then starch. I beat again for 2-3 minutes and the meringue is ready.

9. STEP 9

   

   It should be stable, glossy, dense, and uniform. Keeps shape well.

10. STEP 10

    

    I cover the baking sheet with parchment paper and fix it in the corners with meringue. The size of the baking sheet is 28*40.

11. STEP 11

    

    I spread the meringue in an even layer. Thickness is 1.5 -2 cm. But don’t get carried away too much, meringue doesn’t like it.

12. STEP 12

    

    And put it in a preheated oven at 150 degrees for 25-30 minutes. But since everyone’s oven is different, we need to get a crispy, slightly browned crust with small cracks and a tender, moist meringue inside.

13. STEP 13

    

    It took me 30 minutes to do this.

14. STEP 14

    

    While it is still hot, I cover it with a second sheet of paper and carefully turn it over. The roll will crumble quite a bit, this is normal.

15. STEP 15

    

    I remove the bottom layer of paper and let it cool completely.

16. STEP 16

    

    And only when the roll has cooled completely do I distribute the cream evenly. Leaving a free uncoated edge of a couple of centimeters on one side. So that when we roll the roll, the cream does not leak out.

17. STEP 17

    

    And using paper, almost without touching the roll, I carefully roll it up.

18. STEP 18

    

    This is done very easily.

19. STEP 19

    

    What a handsome roll...

20. STEP 20

    

    I wrap it in parchment and put it in the refrigerator for at least 2-3 hours so that the cream stabilizes, sets, the roll is soaked, and all the flavors combine and become one.

21. STEP 21

    

    But my roll spent the night in the refrigerator. It's just as crispy.

22. STEP 22

    

    I transfer it to a plate...

23. STEP 23

    

    If desired, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar or cocoa...

24. STEP 24

    

    And decorate as your soul desires...And you can try.

25. STEP 25

    

    And here's a cross-section of it.

26. STEP 26

    

    So tender with a crispy crust and light, airy, simply weightless inside. Delicate citrus cream perfectly complements the sweetness of the meringue. I really hope that we liked the recipe and will find it useful. Happy holidays to everyone!!! Peace and goodness to your home!!!