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Piedmontese Bonèt

Name: Piedmontese Bonèt
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 245 min
Yield: 6 persone
Cuisine: Italy, Piedmont
Ingredients: 1000 ml Whole milk; 100 g Sponge fingers; 100 g Dry amaretti biscuits; 50 g Unsweetened cocoa powder; 200 g Sugar; 1 espresso cup Espresso coffee; 1 tablespoon Ground coffee; 2 tablespoons Rum; 5 pcs Eggs; q.b. Sugar

Bonèt is a Piedmontese spoon dessert baked in a bain-marie, made with milk, amaretti, cocoa, coffee, eggs and rum.

Preparation 25 min

Cooking 40 min

Resting 3 h

Total time 4 h 5 min

Servings 6 persone

Difficulty Media

Seasonality

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Celebrations and special occasions Sunday lunch Traditional Vegetarian

Ingredients

For 6 persone

For the bonèt

Whole milk

1000 ml

Sponge fingers

100 g

Dry amaretti biscuits

100 g

Unsweetened cocoa powder

50 g

Sugar

200 g

Espresso coffee

1 espresso cup

Ground coffee

1 tablespoon

Rum

2 tablespoons

Eggs

5 pcs

For the caramel

Sugar to coat the mould

q.b.

Before you start

You will need

Saucepan

Bowls

Whisk

Pudding mould

Bain-marie roasting tin

Oven

Contains or may contain: Latte, Glutine, Uova, Frutta a guscio.

Method

Heat the milk

Bring the milk to the boil and leave it to cool.

Prepare the biscuits and flavourings

Finely crumble the sponge fingers and amaretti, then mix them with the milk. Add the liquid coffee, ground coffee and rum.

Prepare the base

Whisk the sugar, cocoa and eggs until smooth and light.

Combine the mixtures

Gradually incorporate the flavoured milk into the eggs, mixing carefully.

Caramelise the mould

Prepare the caramel and coat the pudding mould.

Take care with the very hot caramel.

Bake in a bain-marie

Pour the mixture into the mould and bake in a bain-marie in a preheated oven.

Cool and turn out

Leave to cool completely, then refrigerate before turning out and serving.

Good to know

Tips

Do not overcook the bonèt: it should remain soft. Chill it thoroughly before turning it out.

Variations

There are numerous Piedmontese variations, including coffee versions and interpretations with different proportions of amaretti and cocoa.

Storage

It keeps in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, well covered.

History and territory

Behind this recipe

Bonèt is one of the classic desserts of the Piedmontese tradition. Piemonte Italia documents a version rich in amaretti, cocoa, coffee and rum, baked in a bain-marie.