California Prune Valentine Heart Chocolates By Paul A. Young
California Prune Valentine Heart Chocolates By Paul A. Young

California Prune Valentine Heart Chocolates By Paul A. Young

California Prunes, pecan and orange praline – a special chocolate of textures, layers and long intense flavours.

 

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INGREDIENTI

  •  * You will need a heart shaped mold for making individual chocolates
  • For the filling – Ganache:
  •  325g Valrhona caramelia chocolate 125mls milk 87g Valrhona Pecan praline paste 35g Light Muscovado sugar 15 drops Essential Oil of Orange
  • Bring the milk, sugar, pecan praline to the simmer and whisk wellPour it onto the caramelia chocolate and whisk until smoothAdd the orange oil and mix wellAllow the ganache to cool until it is fully cold. This will take about 2 hours
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  • For the California Prune purée:Blend together 100g of California Prunes (pitted) with 4 tablespoons of warm water

DIRECTIONS

 Using an artist’s paint brush apply a small amount of the scarlet powder into the bottom of each of the heart moulds
 Melt the chocolate in a bain marie to 55°c and allow to stay warm and melted for a couple of hours. This will ensure a shiny and smooth finish to your chocolates
Temper the chocolate and line each mould with tempered chocolate making sure you tap the mould to eliminate any air bubbles
 Tip out all the excess chocolate to leave a chocolate lined cavity
 Place this in the fridge for 15 minutes
 Using a piping bag squeeze a small mount of the purée into each lined heart
 Then fill another piping bag with the cooled ganache and fill the heart just below the top and tap the mould to level
 Leave the mould overnight to set
Now melt and temper the chocolate again and seal the bottoms of the chocolates by scraping along the mould to give a flat surface, sealing in all the ganache and California Prune purée
Allow to set for 30 minutes then turn the mould carefully to release the chocolates out of their moulds
They will only release if the chocolate has been correctly tempered
 Keep in a cool dry place and enjoy within seven days
 Allergens – Milk, Nuts, Soya

NOTES:
Prunes are now the only natural, whole and dried fruit to achieve an authorised ruling by the European Food Safety Autoreity (EFSA). Eating 100g California Prunes daily contributes to normal bowel function as part of a healthy, balanced diet and lifestyle. Prunes are naturally fat and saturated fat free, high in vitamin K and potassium and a good source of manganese and vitamin B6