Strawberry Mousse

Strawberry Mousse

Ingredients:

• Gelatin 2 tsp
• Cold water 3 tbsp
• Strawberry purée 1 cup
• Caster sugar 1/4 cup
• Cream 1-1/2 cups

Method:

• Prepare ice water bath, half fill a large bowl with ice, cover ice with cold water and set aside. Sprinkle gelatin over cold water and stir together until gelatin is dissolved. Let stand to bloom, about 5 minutes. In small saucepan, stir together strawberry purée and sugar until combined well. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; add the bloomed gelatin and whisk to combine well. Using fine mesh sieve, strain the strawberry mixture into medium bowl. Set the bowl over the ice water bath and stir (do not whisk because it creates bubbles) constantly until the mixture cools and thickens. Meanwhile, beat cream until soft peaks form. Remove bowl from ice water bath. Using a spatula, fold one third of the whipped cream into the strawberry mixture and then fold in the remaining whipped cream. Using fine mesh sieve, strain mousse into medium bowl.