Croûte Joinville (Savarin and Pineapple Turban with Chantilly)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Fresh savarin
- Kirsch syrup
- Pineapple slices
- Kirsch
- Chocolate pastilles
- Crème Chantilly
- Apricot syrup with kirsch
Instructions
- Lightly soak slices of fresh savarin with kirsch syrup.
- Macerate slices of pineapple in kirsch.
- Arrange the savarin slices in a turban, alternating them with the pineapple slices.
- Place a chocolate pastille on each slice of pineapple.
- Fill the middle of the turban with vanilla crème Chantilly piled in a pyramid.
- Surround the croûte with apricot syrup with kirsch.