Ginger, hazelnut and orange chocolate

Ginger, hazelnut and orange chocolate
Amanda Laird

Viva 12/12/2012

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My mother used to make what she called "home-made chocolate" when we were children. I have had a play with the idea today and opted for good quality dark chocolate paired with flavours of ginger, hazelnuts and orange. This is a simple recipe to make and you could add whatever flavours you fancy. It is also fantastic to make up to two weeks in advance as long as it is stored well. Use a hot knife to cut into your desired size and shape; make at least a day in advance.

Ingredients

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400 g Dark chocolate, at least 60% cocoa solids
200 ml Cream
1 Orange, zested, plus a little extra to garnish
2½ tbsp Crystallised ginger, finely chopped
2 Eggs, separated and yolks only
1 sprinkle Flaky sea salt, to garnish
60 g Roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped

Directions

1. Line a 15cm square tin with baking paper.

2. Roughly chop the chocolate and put into a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until melted then set aside.

3. Bring the cream to a boil and add to the chocolate with the orange zest, hazelnuts and 1 Tbsp of the ginger, stir and set aside.

4. Place the egg yolks into a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Add 40ml of hot water and whisk for two minutes. Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer. Fold in the chocolate and whisk for three minutes or until room temperature. Spoon into the tin, scatter with the extra ginger, orange zest and flaky salt. Chill overnight then cut into desired size squares with a hot knife.

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  • gijuan
    gijuan
    added 188 days ago

    The Ginger, Hazelnut and Orange Chocolate is missing one of the key ingredients - Hazelnuts in your ingredients list and the method to make? I'm confused? Can you please let me know how many hazelnuts go into this recipe? Many thanks.

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    • Jess_Food_Hub
      Jess_Food_Hub
      added 184 days ago

      Hi gijuan, you are completely right - we have asked Amanda to update the recipe so the correct ingredients are now listed! 60g of hazelnuts.

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