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| - | It's a versatile, if somewhat simple sweet. It's really about the thin layer of chocolate, which you give more room to with a meringue. You can flavour the meringue and you can add a littlbe | + | It's a versatile, if somewhat simple sweet. It's really about the thin layer of **dark** |
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| * 2 egg whites, beaten. Start beating when the sugar is ~114°. | * 2 egg whites, beaten. Start beating when the sugar is ~114°. | ||
| * Pour into egg whites in a thin stream while whisking (avoid the whisk) and continue to beat on medium speed until warm and glossy (about 6'). | * Pour into egg whites in a thin stream while whisking (avoid the whisk) and continue to beat on medium speed until warm and glossy (about 6'). | ||
| + | * When done, fill the sugar pot with water and boil: This is the easiest way to clean it, and you'll need the bain marie for the gelatine. | ||
| * **1 sheet** of gelatine: hydrate in cold water, then melt in bain marie. Mix 3 Tsbp. of meringue into it, then mix the mix into the rest of the meringue. | * **1 sheet** of gelatine: hydrate in cold water, then melt in bain marie. Mix 3 Tsbp. of meringue into it, then mix the mix into the rest of the meringue. | ||
| * Pipe out while still warm, the gelatine will stiffen and make it a bit harder to get the perfect shape, chill. ⚠️ It's tempting to use a fancy spout, but round is best. Under the glaze, it always looks a bit tacky and irregular (in a bad way) otherwise. | * Pipe out while still warm, the gelatine will stiffen and make it a bit harder to get the perfect shape, chill. ⚠️ It's tempting to use a fancy spout, but round is best. Under the glaze, it always looks a bit tacky and irregular (in a bad way) otherwise. | ||
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| + | 🤙 Next time, I want to try shaping them after piping to make them look neater still. | ||
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| * Cover in tempered chocolate (for 42 pieces, you need about 400 gr). I find it easiest to just glaze sideways, roll them around and then tap the bottom in it; all the other methods are quite wasteful. I tried cake glaze, and that works well, but lacks the sheen and snap of a true chocolate. | * Cover in tempered chocolate (for 42 pieces, you need about 400 gr). I find it easiest to just glaze sideways, roll them around and then tap the bottom in it; all the other methods are quite wasteful. I tried cake glaze, and that works well, but lacks the sheen and snap of a true chocolate. | ||
| - | * I tried a white chocolate fat glaze, but that really didn't work; nor did, of course, the 2:1 chocolate-cream ganache (which never fully hardened). | + | * I tried a white chocolate fat glaze, but that really didn't work; nor did, of course, the 2:1 chocolate-cream ganache (which never fully hardened). In fact, even perfectly tempered white chocolate tasted too sweet and looks unpleasantly yellowish. |
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| ===Ideas=== | ===Ideas=== | ||
| - | * Add some 焙じ茶 powder and apricot jam in the middle, that was quite tasty! | + | * Add some 焙じ茶 powder |
| + | * 桜 powder is nice, too. Works well with dark chocolate, and doesn' | ||
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