Utolsó adag csoki, már karácsonyra :) Három napja készítettem egy jó adag narancsos-fahéjas dióvajat (isteni, csak ajánlani tudom!!), gondolván jó lesz pirítóshoz, palacsintához stb. De persze csokiban is ki kellett próbálni, és az ünnepi alkalomra tekintettel az uncsi rum (vagy még uncsibb rumaroma) helyett portói boros ganache-sal egészítettem ki. Hm hm :)))
Hozzávalók:
a dióvajhoz:
fél narancs reszelt héja
2-3 kanál pisztáciaolaj
150 gr dió
60-70 gr porcukor
fahéj
A ganache-hoz:
20 ml portói bor
10 ml tejszín
50 gr tejcsoki
egy kiskanál vaj
180 gr fehércsoki
ételfesték
Elkészítés:
Megpörkölöm a diót: egy serpenyőben zsír vagy olaj hozzáadása nélkül addig hevítem, míg kellemes illata nem lesz és a héja el nem kezd lepattogzani. Ekkor konyharuhába öntöm, becsomagolom és kissé megdörgölöm, így lejön a héjak nagyja. A diót ízlés szerinti adag porcukorral és fahéjjal együtt darálógépbe töltöm (van, aki jobb szereti a dió ízét érvényesülni hagyni - én most picit édesebbre készítettem épp a fent említett célok miatt). Belereszelem egy fél narancs héját, valamint hozzáöntök néhány kiskanál pisztáciaolajat. Addig darálom a keveréket, míg krémes állagúvá válik, ekkor kis üvegbe töltöm és lezárom.
A ganache-hoz kimérem egy tálkába a tejszínt és a bort. Felolvasztok gőz felett 50 gr tejcsokit, és egy kiskanál vajat. Elegyítem a folyadékkal, így egyenletes masszát kapok.
A bonbonforma mélyedéseibe egy ecsetvonás aranyat és egy vonás bronzot festek. Ezután néhány mélyedést szivacs segítségével sötétkékre festek, a többit hagyom simán. Temperálom a fehércsokit, elkészítem a burkokat. Dióvajat teszek alulra, rá pedig egy réteg boros ganache-t. A maradék fehércsokit temperálom és lezárom a bonbonokat.
The last batch of bonbons, this time for Christmas :) Three days ago I made a proper portion of walnut butter (it is heavenly, I can only recommend it!), thinking that it will be good with toast, pancakes etc. But of course I had to try it in bonbons too and considering the occasion, instead of boring rum, I combined it with Port wine ganache. Hm hm :)))
Ingredients:
for the walnut butter:
orange peel
2-3 spoonfuls of pistachio oil
150 gr walnut
60-70 gr icing sugar
cinnamon
for the ganache:
20 ml Port wine
10 ml cream
50 gr milk chocolate
one small spoon of butter
180 gr white chocolate
food paint
Recipe:
I fry the walnuts: I warm them in a frying pan without adding grease or oil, until they have a nice smell and their skin starts to peel off. Then I pour them in a dishtowel, bundle and rub them a bit, thus most of the brown skin comes off. I put the walnuts into a food grinder together with icing sugar and cinnamon (the quantity of these two depends on individual taste - this time I wanted to make them a bit sweeter, therefore I put a bit more sugar). I shred the peel of half an orange into it and add 3-4 small spoonful of pistachio oil. I grind the mixture until it becomes creamy; then I fill a small jar with it and close the jar.
For the ganache, I pour the cream and the wine into a bowl. I melt 50 gr milk chocolate and a small spoon of butter; I combine them with the liquid until I get a smooth cream.
In the cavities of the mold, I paint one stroke of gold and one stroke of bronze. Then I paint some of the cavities to dark blue with the help of a sponge. I temper the white chocolate; I prepare the shells. I put walnut butter in the bottom, and on that, one layer of wine ganache. I temper the leftover white chocolate and I seal the bonbons.
Erik the little elf stepped out of his room.
"Come on, Lama, we'll look for it!"
He took his little friend, the grey furry door-stopper lama and off he went.
First, he visited the kitchen where his mom was preparing chocolate lollipops, while other elves were baking cookies, stirring foam and cream. Erik went around the ovens, peeped under the tables, among the chairs, into the storage room.
"What are you looking for?" asked his mum
"My blue ribbon," answered the tiny elf.
"Oh" the elf lady was chewing on her lip. "I don't even remember when I saw it last time. Check the bathroom maybe, perhaps you lost it there."
Erik nodded and ran out of the kitchen; he pulled Lama by his ears. Steam was gushing through the door of the bathroom: some elves were taking a bath in the copper tubs.
"Müüü müüü!" said Lama.
"Yes, I know, you can't come in otherwise your fur will get wet." Erik put him down beside the door.
He sneaked into the bathroom, first he checked the dressing room; then he examined the bathing room.
"Have you seen my blue silk ribbon?" he asked the bath attendant elf who wore his long beard in a knot so that it wouldn't reach the constantly wet floor.
"Unfortunately not," he shook his head.
Erik returned to Lama disappointedly. He, however, greeted him skipping excitedly.
"Müüü müü!"
He pulled his butt clumsily along the labyrinth of Santa's palace until they reached an enormous hall.
"You are so clever!" cried the elf; he grabbed the lama's ear and dragged him along into the gift wrapping workshop.
Here one could find everything! Christmas-themed wrapping papers, ribbons, bows, gift tags and ornaments, stickers, tapes - a real heaven for a young elf. Erik forgot about the purpose of his visit and walked around starry-eyed, until Lama nudged him with his nose. Then he finally roused and stepped to one of the fore-elves.
"I am looking for my blue ribbon, you know, that one I used to wear on my neck. Has it maybe ended up here?"
The elf knitted his eyebrows. "Material, length, hue?"
"Silk, this long," Erik stretched out his arms. "Turquoise... I think. There's a small chocolate stain on one of its ends because I accidentally dripped on it..."
The fore-elf led him to a row of shelves where ribbons of various size and fabric were arranged according to shade and hue. They searched for the turquoise ones; looked through them, however - even though shorter-longer leftovers were also tucked in by the wrappers - they could not find Erik's ribbon. Finally, the fore-elf interrogated his underlings, but none of them remembered a turquoise ribbon with a chocolate stain on it.
The sad Erik elf and his little friend left the workshop. They walked around in the palace a bit more, but finally the elf's mum came to pick him up, she took him to have dinner and a bath, then tucked him in bed.
"Don't be so sad!" she consoled Erik. "Sooner or later that ribbon will be found!"
Three days later it was Christmas day! After they delivered all the presents around the word, the elves gathered in the main room of Santa's palace. It was time to give presents to each other!
Santa took the gifts one by one from under the Christmas tree and he called the recipients. Erik was on pins and needles - when finally it was his turn! As soon as he jumped in front of Santa, he froze: a blue bow decorated his package - and on one end, there was the chocolate stain.
"My ribbon!" he cried and he immediately took it off and hung it on his neck. But then the surprise came: he opened the gift and found a real tent in it! He set it up immediately and moved in it together with Lama to drink some hot chocolate.
His mum and Santa Claus peeped in the tent at the same time.
"Merry Christmas!" they shouted.
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