Dariole
Encyclopedia
Dariole is a French
term meaning a small, cylindrical mold
. The word also refers to the dessert
that is baked in the mold. Classically, the dessert is made by lining the mold with puff pastry
, filling it with an almond
cream and baking until golden brown. Today there are also savory darioles, usually made with vegetable custard
s.These were also cooked as dessert in the Middle Ages and sometimes they included fruit, bone marrow or fish inside the pastry.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
term meaning a small, cylindrical mold
Mold (food)
A mold or mould is a container used in various techniques of food preparation to shape the finished dish. The term mold may also refer to a finished dish made in such a container .-Types of molds:...
. The word also refers to the dessert
Dessert
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...
that is baked in the mold. Classically, the dessert is made by lining the mold with puff pastry
Puff pastry
In baking, a puff pastry is a light, flaky, leavened pastry containing several layers of fat which is in solid state at 20 °C . In raw form, puff pastry is a dough which is spread with solid fat and repeatedly folded and rolled out and used to produce the aforementioned pastries...
, filling it with an almond
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
cream and baking until golden brown. Today there are also savory darioles, usually made with vegetable custard
Custard
Custard is a variety of culinary preparations based on a cooked mixture of milk or cream and egg yolk. Depending on how much egg or thickener is used, custard may vary in consistency from a thin pouring sauce , to a thick pastry cream used to fill éclairs. The most common custards are used as...
s.These were also cooked as dessert in the Middle Ages and sometimes they included fruit, bone marrow or fish inside the pastry.