Sweet stories of Alexander Seleznev, brushwood recipe. Alexander Seleznev. The realities of everyday life and work
Recipe from the program "Culinary Star" dated 02/01/2015
You will need:
Dough:
1st category eggs 4 pcs.
flour 14 tbsp. spoons
a pinch of salt
vodka 2 tbsp. spoons
vegetable oil for deep frying 500 ml.
paper towels
Caramel:
sugar 300 g.
water 100 ml.
lemon juice 1 teaspoon
Christmas tree made from brushwood recipe:
Dough.
Add a pinch of salt to the sifted flour. Separately, beat 4 eggs with two tablespoons of vodka.
Add beaten eggs to flour and knead the dough.
Place the finished dough in an airtight container and leave to rise.
Roll out one third of the dough thinly and cut into triangles of different sizes.
Make cuts on each triangle so that it looks like a spruce branch.
Deep fry each sprig. Then blot with a napkin.
Prepare syrup.
Pour 300 g of sugar into 100 ml. water.
Add a teaspoon lemon juice.
As soon as the syrup boils, remove the foam.
Cook until golden amber in color.
Then lower the pan with the syrup into a container of cold water for a minute.
Assembling the cake.
Dip each spruce branch into syrup and assemble the tree.
Decorate with syrup garlands. Make stars from the remaining syrup.
Dust the Christmas tree with powdered sugar.
Master of exclusive sweets and more - Alexander Seleznev!
Alexander Seleznev can be called a March gift for those with a sweet tooth, because his birthday coincides with Women's Day on March 8th. For more than 40 years, he has been delighting his fans with amazing recipes and delicious food. sweet pastries. As Alexander admits, his culinary love is precisely because of its unusualness, extravagance and tenderness.
Bakery: best recipes from the master
Seleznev admits that he remains a fan of the classic, but, for example, he doesn’t really like it. Among his favorite dishes are the ones that every Frenchman has for breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee. It would seem that there is something complicated here: but no, the ingredients for croissants are chosen special - for example, the same flour should not be the familiar powdery substance, but be similar to starch, squeaking slightly on the fingers. As Alexander says, in order to get a delicious croissant, you need to start the process of making it the night before. And then by morning you will have a delicious, freshly baked product.
The original recipe that Seleznev offers may not be so beautiful after preparation. But its taste is absolutely amazing - you only need to know a few secrets. So, if you use cherries, it is better to put them in a clafoutis with a pit, which will add a special flavor. In winter, instead of fresh cherries, add drunken ones - a light cognac flavor will be guaranteed. Eggs, sugar, a little baked butter and a lot of filling - that's what a classic clafoutis is. If you don’t want the dessert to spread out, bake it in separate small portioned molds and serve in them. You can prepare clafoutis by adding filling.
Gourmet dishes - it's quick and easy!
Of course, it’s not only confectionery baking that is Alexander’s strong point. Other dishes also occupy a worthy place in his arsenal of dishes. For example, he can cook salmon from salmon, fry it in batter, bake it on the grill, make mousse or carpaccio, or add it to tartar sauce. As the venerable chef advises (although you can’t tell by his appearance, an embarrassed and youthful blond), it is better to use fish grown in the ocean rather than in a cage. Unfortunately, you can’t tell the difference by looking at the fillet, so you’ll have to trust the seller.
Dietary and quick dish with salmon from Seleznev is fish stewed in the microwave along with vegetables. To ensure that the taste of the fish is not mixed with the smell of vegetables, it must be cooked in special detachable containers, placing them one above the other. A separate container is designed to produce steam, which is formed from a mixture of water, white wine and spices. Potatoes, broccoli, carrots, asparagus and onions are cooked in a separate container. Well, to give the fish more rich taste you need to separately prepare a simple sauce from butter, water, flour and capers. The total preparation time for such a simple masterpiece does not take more than an hour, taking into account the 30-40 minutes of stewing in the microwave. similar recipe this dish.
In Seleznev’s understanding, it’s not just a pie, but a Russian masterpiece. However, most housewives will agree with him that the most delicious pastries where more than half of the product is filling. To prepare kulebyaki you need pancakes: so, if you are planning a five-layer oven, you will need 6 pancakes, a 12-layer oven - thirteen. Back in the 18th century, such giant kulebyaki were prepared, but sometimes it took a day to prepare the dish.
You can use buckwheat or rice porridge, mushrooms, meat or fish, seafood. The filling can simply be shoved into the corners, but, according to Alexander, it will be much tastier if it is laid out in layers. One of the filling options is rice (or buckwheat), eggs, laid out in sequence, cream cheese, salmon and fried mushrooms. To make the kulebyak juicier, pour bechamel sauce over each layer. After the layers are formed, the kulebyaku is held together with dough (you can use regular yeast dough, but puff pastry is better), brushed with egg, allowed to rise and put in the oven. By the way, the French, who tried kulebyaka in Russia, brought its recipe home, but slightly modified it, “Frenchized” the filling, so to speak.
Realities Everyday life and work
Seleznev is not at all afraid of European sanctions and Russia's response. After consulting, he and his team quickly found a replacement for imported ingredients. As he admits, it was quite difficult, but, nevertheless: Polish and French apples were replaced by goods from a Russian supplier from the Moscow region, Valio cream, after its threefold increase in price, was found as an alternative to the Chudskoe Lake TM, and even Italian mascarpone is prepared in Russia, from milk our cows, but using foreign technology. In short, consumers did not notice how the taste had changed confectionery, prepared by Seleznev.
Seleznev became famous for preparing a cake from “a million scarlet roses” for the Prima Donna’s anniversary. Moreover, the roses were completely edible. Alexander adheres to the idea that the main element of every holiday and feast is the cake. Of course, it is high in calories, but celebrations are rare in our lives. Therefore, a piece of cake will not add extra centimeters to your waist, unless you abuse it.
The famous culinary specialist specializes in orders for celebrities. Among his regular clients are not only Pugacheva, but also her husband Maxim Galkin, Nikolai Baskov and others. For Baskov, Seleznev made a cake in the shape of a field with daisies, for Galkin - a book with the inscription “MAGiYA”. Alexander has a full and eventful life: in addition to preparing books and writing materials for magazines, he is now, since November 2014, hosting the show “Culinary Star”, where two families compete in the art of delicious cooking.
In general, Seleznev’s track record is very rich. He participates in various competitions as a jury, and has previously won several cups. Russia has something to be proud of: Alexander’s skill brought the cup to Luxembourg. His “Confectionery House” has existed for more than 10 years. But, nevertheless, a noble pastry chef is constantly learning. He tries more and more new dishes, and if he likes some dessert, he will not only find out the secrets of cooking down to the smallest detail, but will also ask for a master class.
Several help the master of Russian cooking maintain his enviably thin figure simple rules. So, he is a supporter: by his own admission, he never mixes, for example, meat with potatoes. As for tasting cakes, the point is that he tastes exactly - a spoonful of cream, a slice of cake. And this difference must be understood.
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The show's participants will have to go through three competitions. First, they will see three master classes from one of the chefs and pastry chef Alexander Seleznev, and then both teams will have to exactly repeat the actions of famous professionals and achieve the same result.
The first competition is a test of culinary skills. The chef will show you how to properly cut fish or poultry, chop vegetables, chop and beat meat. Only team chiefs participate in the skill test.
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