Brazo de Mercedes

Sweets, sweets and more sweets from a dear friend. Brazo de Mercedes is a favorite of a friend which made me curious how to make it. Though the first try is not really successful, yet it is really good to see and get hands on lesson for the first time. As the saying goes, Practice makes perfect. For several try, we will be able to get it almost perfect. I always believe that cooking is by heart. Once you have seen how it is done, you will be able to get it right away no matter how complicated it is.

So to keep in mind about this special recipe I must include this on my collections. Of course, this is just another version of the recipe.

Ingredients:

10 large Eggs
1 can Condense Milk
1 cup Sugar
1 tbsp. Cream of Tartar
2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
Confectioner's Sugar or Powdered Sugar


Procedure:

Filling:

• Separate Egg Yolk from Egg White.
• In a Saucepan, mix Egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and condense milk. Stir it constantly on a low heat until mixture has consistency of paste. Set it aside.

Meringue:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Beat Egg Whites until stiff and gradually add sugar followed by 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper greased with butter or cooking oil and spread the meringue at the top. Bake until brown. If its done, let it cool for a while.
  

Finale:

• In another cookie sheet spread confectioner's sugar evenly and place the meringue upside down.
  
• Take off the parchment paper and spread the filling evenly on top and roll it into a log. It's done!
  
• You can have another option, if you want a better look outside of the meringue, you can spread butter on the outer part and put it back in the oven until turns brown.

What a Sweet, Sweet Indulgence...