Woman_and_Home_Feel_Good_Food_-_October_2019

woman&home PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD 121

DESSERTS

Chocolatecurls

Itmaytakea littlepracticebutyou
will soon be creating curls like a pro.

Makes 20 curls • Ready in 15 mins

400gdarkchocolate,broken up
youwillalsoneed:
amarbleboard
a large sharp knife

1 Meltthechocolateovena bain

mariethencoolovericewater(don’t

getanywateronthechocolate).Mix

constantlyuntila thinlayersetson

theside(if youhavea thermometer,

itwillhavereducedto29C).

2 Placethebowlofchocolateback

overthepanofhotwaterandmixfor

about 20 secsuntilthechocolateis

glossyandliquid,butnohigherthan

32C.Thechocolateis nowtempered.

Pourthemeltedchocolateontothe

marbleboard,spreadoutevenlyto

1.5mmthickness.Allowsettothe

stagewhereit is justdrytotouch.

3 Holdtheknifebladeata 45°

anglewithbothhands,swiftlypush

awayfromyourbodythroughthe

chocolatecreatinga curls.

Percurl:Cals104,Fat 5.5g, Sat fat

3.5g, Carbs 12g

Experimentwithflavours– Willy

Wonka eat your heart out!

Makes 45 truffles• Ready in 30

mins, plus setting

50gbutter,melted

200mldoublecream

600gmilkchocolate, broken into

smallpieces

flavouringofyourchoice:

¼tspchillipowderor1tspalmond

essenceor1tspDisaronno

fortruffleswithchocolateshell:

300gdarkchocolate tempered

(optional)

75gcocoapowderordesiccated

coconut, for coating

1 Bringthebutterandcreamtoa

boil,removefromtheheat.Blitzthe

chocolateandflavouringin a food

processor,andaddingthecream

mixturea littleata time,blitzuntil

youhavea smoothganache.Set

asidefor 30 minsuntilfirm.

2 Scoopteaspoonfulsofganache

androllbetweenyourpalms,either

roll in chosen coating and place in

Chocolate truffles

thefridgetosetfora fewhours,

overnight,orif youprefertruffles

witha hardshell,placethenaked

trufflesin thefridgetofirmup.

3 Forhardshelltruffles:temperthe

300gofdarkerchocolateasperstep

2 and3 in Chocolateslabrecipe.Drop

1 truffleata timeintothetempered

chocolate,usea forktosubmerge

thenrollit upthesideofthebowl

anddropintoa trayfilledwithyour

coating.Usinga cleanfork,rollthe

truffleuntilcoatedandallowtoset.

4 Removefromthefridgea couple

ofhoursbeforeserving.

Noteonsplitting:if yourganache

splits,justadda littlehotwater– a

teaspoonata time– andmixwellto

combine.Themixtureshouldrecover.

Pertruffle:Cals141,Fat 10g.Sat

fat 4.9g, Carbs 11.5g

TIP

Ifyoudon’thave

a marbleboard,the

backofa flatbaking

trayworkstoo–

makesureit’s

secured

TIP

Youcoulddouble

ortriplethequantities

oftherecipeand

refrigerateforup

to a week