Baking with Julia

Mon, May 12 12:00 P.M. NH Create (11.4)

This episode is a demonstration of the versatility of merengues. Chef Julia Child observes pastry chef Charlotte Akoto as she creates three different desserts: merengue sandwiches with chocolate cream center, chocolate merengues with a caramel cream filling, and a merengue Napoleon with whipped cream and fresh fruit . First, she demonstrates the techniques used to make several different kinds of merengues, forming the part of the dessert that will serve as the base for a variety of cream and fruit fillings. Then she shows Child how to make the fillings themselves, and does a final assembly of all the ingredients.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 206

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Mon, May 12	12:00 P.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 12	4:00 P.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)
Tue, May 13	3:00 A.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)
Sat, May 17	11:00 P.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)

About Baking with Julia:

Hosted by the late culinary grande dame Julia Child, this series showcases the country's outstanding pastry chefs, bakers, teachers and cookbook authors offering indispensable techniques, time-honored tips and meticulously tested recipes that make home baking successful and satisfying.

The featured bakers demonstrate recipes for the extraordinary variety of breads now popular across the country and for some of the greatest examples of America's favorite menu course -- dessert.

Watch Baking with Julia - Clips, Episodes & Previews

Tarts and Pies with Leslie Mackie

Chocolate Ruffle Cake with Alice Medrich

Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto

Viennese Pastry with Markus Farbinger

Quickbreads with Marion Cunningham

Savory Puffs and Eclairs with Norman Love

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Sat, May 10	11:00 P.M.	Viennese Pastry with Markus Farbinger NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 12	12:00 P.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)
Mon, May 12	4:00 P.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)
Tue, May 13	3:00 A.M.	Meringue Desserts with Charlotte Akoto NH Create (11.4)