Mini chocolate pithiviers
Traditional pithiviers are French pastries with an almond filling - we've given it a chocolate twist to make a wicked dessert
Difficulty and servings
4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 30 mins
Cook 25 mins
plus chilling
- Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. To make the filling, whizz the chocolate, almonds, sugar and cocoa powder together in a food processor until you have a fine crumb mixture. Add the butter, eggs and rum and whizz a bit more to make a paste.
- Cut 8 circles from the pastry about 9cm diameter (cut around a plate). Divide the almond paste between 4 of the circles, heaping it into the middles and leaving a 1cm border around the edges. Brush the pastry borders with the whisked egg yolk, then drape the other 4 circles over the tops, smoothing them down over the filling. Press and crimp the edges to seal, score the tops lightly in a spiral pattern with a knife, and brush all over with the remaining whisked egg yolk. Chill for 10 minutes, then bake for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden.
Recipe from olive magazine, April 2005.
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Ingredients
- 50g roughly chopped dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 100g blanched almonds
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 egg yolks , 1 whisked with 1 tbsp water to glaze
- 1 tbsp dark rum
- 2 x 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
- 100g butter , softened
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Difficulty and servings
4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 30 mins
Cook 25 mins
plus chillingIngredients
- 50g roughly chopped dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
- 100g blanched almonds
- 100g golden caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 3 egg yolks , 1 whisked with 1 tbsp water to glaze
- 1 tbsp dark rum
- 2 x 375g ready-rolled puff pastry
- 100g butter , softened
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