RECIPES
All recipesInfiniment Chocolate and hazelnut praline spread
Par Pierre HERME





FOR THIS RECIPE
RECIPE STEPS
1/ Roasted and crushed hazelnuts
INGREDIENTS
- 100 g raw whole Piedmont hazelnuts
Preheat your forced-air oven to 160°C. Place the hazelnuts on a baking tray without overlapping and roast them for about 15 minutes. Remove the husks when you remove them from the oven. In order to do this, wrap them in a cloth that and let them cool. Then rub vigorously for a few minutes. The hazelnuts are now husked; crush them finely.
2/ Infiniment Hazelnut Praline Spread
INGREDIENTS
- 20cl grapeseed oil
- 30 g hazelnut oil
- 200 g icing sugar
- 120 g of pure Piedmont hazelnut paste
- 350 g hazelnut praline (60% Valrhona hazelnuts)
- 240 g Araguani dark chocolate (72% Valrhona cocoa)
- 65 g roasted and crushed hazelnuts
First temper the chocolate. Melt it in a bowl placed in a water bath and stir gently. When the chocolate reaches a temperature of 55°C, immediately remove the bowl and place it in a second bowl filled with cold water and a few ice cubes. Keep stirring, quickly lower the temperature to 28°C/29°C; then put the bowl back in the water bath and allow the temperature to rise to 31°C/32°C. Your chocolate is ready to use.
Mix the oils and icing sugar with a hand blender. While continuing to mix, add the hazelnut paste and hazelnut praline, as well as the tempered chocolate. Finally, add the roasted and crushed hazelnuts using a spatula.
BRIEFLY
The Best Apprentice of France «Pastry» 2023 is Theo Levavasseur.
Congratulations to him and the 14 finalists who invested in this ambitious contest that Relais Desserts is proud to support.
Relais Desserts is the official partner of the Meilleurs Apprentis de France Pastry competition which will take place on March 13 at the CFA of Arras. We wish all candidates good luck!
The final of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Pastry event was held last week at the Lenôtre School. The candidates' buffets were magnificent and we look forward to the results.
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