Roux

Ingredients

• 180 g (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 173 g heavy whipping cream, cold
• 3 large eggs, cold
• 188 g (about 1 cup minus 2 teaspoons) sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• Zest of 1/2 of a lemon
• 6-8 fresh lemon verbena leaves
• 40 g (3 tablespoons) granulated sugar
• 56g (2 ounces) cream cheese, cold
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 230 g (1 cup) heavy cream, cold
• About 2 quarts of fresh berries (e.g., red raspberries, black raspberries, blueberries)
• Few sprigs of fresh lemon thyme or fine shavings of lemon zest