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INGREDIENTS
600 g caster (superfine) sugar
210 g glucose
120 g water
7 g vanilla paste
480 g unsalted butter
82 g honey
720 g fresh cream 35% fat
60 g Dark or Milk Chocolate
8 g salt
2 g bicarbonate (baking) soda
5-10 g Flavored Liquor (Optional)
METHOD
Boil the cream to 70-80°C with the honey, glucose and inverted sugar. Chop the 70% chocolate finely. Pour the cream over the chocolate on 3-4 time and mix whisk in between with a whisk until a homogeneous mixture. Once the emulsion is done, add the butter at 36°C and smooth in the blender. Pour the ganache into a large ball, let it set overnight or till harden a bit between 14-20°C. Touch the ganache if its fit to roll by hand, then start the operation, roll it and place the centers at 14-20°C for 24 to 48 hours till become hard like a rock and then start enrobing it with dark chocolate of 54% or higher.
NOTE
The more you let the center set the smoother it becomes with strong flavors. If you boil the cream over 88°C it will burn the chocolate.
WARNING
Do not touch caramel when it's hot - burns
Do not use extracts - affect taste quality
Must be set at room temperature to cool up before place it in the fridge - bloom the sugar inside, affect texture.
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