makes 12 large or 24 small
ingredients
1 cup water
½ cup butter
1 cup flour
a pinch of salt
3 – 4 eggs
for the cream filling:
350ml cream
4 tablespoons muscovado sugar
1 espresso, cold
for the ganache topping
250g dark chocolate
100ml cream
2 tablespoons butter
special equipment
a piping bag with a plain nozzle
method
To make the pastry:
place the water and the butter in a small sauce pan [...]
Everybody gets absolutely terrified when they even think about throwing together a little crème brulee. It’s up there with a soufflé as the epitome of domestic goddess-ness when cooking for friends. I suppose it’s one of those desserts that can really be a flop and you can end up with a bowl of scrambled egg [...]
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Serves 6
ingredients
8 large croissants, sliced thickly
150 g good dark chocolate
100g slab dark chocolate, broken into pieces
75 g butter
425 ml whipping cream
4 tablespoons dark rum
110 g caster sugar
good pinch cinnamon
3 large eggs
For the meringue:
3 egg white
180g castor sugar
method
• Butter the sides of a pyrex/lasagne dish.
• Place the 150g chocolate, whipping cream, [...]
