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For a sophisticated end to a meal, try Marc Demarquette's rich and exquisite chocolate truffles infused with citrus and warm spices
For a sophisticated end to a meal, try Marc Demarquette's rich and exquisite chocolate truffles infused with citrus and warm spices
Christmas orange and spice chocolates
Method
2. Bring the cream to a simmer and add the honey, citrus zest, ginger and spices. Stir gently, then take off the heat and leave for 1 minute.
3. Pour the cream over the melted chocolate through a sieve and gently stir with a whisk from the centre. When you feel resistance, speed up slowly and incorporate the sides. Once fully incorporated, the ganache will be one dark glossy mass. Leave for 10 minutes to cool and thicken.
4. Line a board or tray with cling film. Pour the ganache on top and with a spatula, spread to no more than 1cm deep. Leave overnight in a dry and cool (but not cold) area.
5. Turn the ganache onto a clean surface and, using a knife, cut into pieces no bigger than your thumb.
6. For the coating: melt 650g of the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water. Remove the bowl from the pan. Grate the rest of the chocolate and stir into the bowl, then place over the pan again for 1 minute to bring it to no more than 31C.
7. Using a fork, dip a chocolate ganache into the melted chocolate. Tap gently to get rid of any excess and place on a baking sheet. Decorate with a toasted almond, a pistachio nut or some dried zest.
Cook's note: this is a simple way of making great chocolates for gifts. The infusions can be added to or omitted depending on your taste. Simply leave out the spices if you just want an orange flavour or vice versa. The essential oils will develop over time, so the chocolates get better with age.
Prep:
25 min, plus overnight cooling
Cook: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
For the ganache
700g dark chocolate, (65-72 per cent cocoa solids)300g good milk chocolate
300g double cream
1 tbsp clear Honey
grated zest of 1 orange
grated zest of 1 lemon
thumb-size piece of Ginger, grated (optional)
1/4 tsp ground Cinnamon
5 Cloves, ground to a powder
1/4 tsp freshly grated Nutmeg
For the coating
1kg dark chocolate, (70 per cent or so cocoa solids)To decorate
toasted almondswhole pistachios
dried citrus zest
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