Unlike the more premium Gran Cru line, the Valrhona Satilia range of chocolate is made from a blend of cocoa beans from different regions. Nonetheless, it is as delicious as ever: strong chocolate flavour with 35% cocoa, slightly sweet and a little biscuity. Kinder to the wallet so why not! Here I’ve paired it with…
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Chestnut macarons
Chestnuts have a special place in my memories. From the great – chestnut cream layered sponge cake that was to be found at most birthday celebrations (mango is also a very popular option) – to the not so great – braised chicken with chestnuts. Well at least I remember not liking it so much because…
Matcha green tea macarons with chestnut puree ganache
Right, second go at making these green tea macarons. There are a few things that I have done differently this time: 1) I have now grasped the amount of time needed for the egg whites to become foamy, and need to start whipping it very soon after I start the sugar syrup. I need to…
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