Gingerbread, apricot and marzipan domino bites
Gingerbread bites layered with apricot and marzipan and coated in dark chocolate.
Active time1 h
Cooking13 min
Total15 h
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Ingredients
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1 egg for its yolk
- 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa
- 375 g dark chocolate couverture
- 300 g smooth apricot spread
- 205 g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 100 g forest honey
- 1 tsp gingerbread flavouring paste
- 300 g raw marzipan paste
- 50 g icing sugar
- 40 g brown sugar
Preparation
Warm the honey, brown sugar and butter, stirring without boiling. Cool. Separate the egg. Mix 200 g flour with the baking powder, then add the yolk, cocoa, flavouring paste and cooled honey mixture. Knead briefly until smooth.
50 g unsalted butter1 egg for its yolk1 tsp unsweetened cocoa205 g plain flour½ tsp baking powder100 g forest honey1 tsp gingerbread flavouring paste40 g brown sugar- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- spatula
Line the base of a 28 × 18 cm rectangular tin with baking paper. Heat the conventional oven to 180 °C. Roll the dough on the worktop dusted with 5 g flour, place in the tin and press evenly to the edges. Prick with a fork and bake for about 13 minutes. Cool to lukewarm in the tin.
- rectangular tin
- baking paper
- oven
- rolling pin
- fork
Bring the apricot spread to the boil and reduce for at least 1 minute. Pour hot over the base and chill until set. Knead the marzipan with the icing sugar and roll to fit the tin. Lay over the apricot, cover and refrigerate overnight.
300 g smooth apricot spread300 g raw marzipan paste50 g icing sugar- saucepan
- spatula
- rolling pin
- cover
Chop the chocolate and gently melt over a water bath. Unmould the cold slab. Divide the long side into 11 sections and the short side into 7 sections to make small squares. Dip in chocolate using a dipping fork, drain against the bowl and place on baking paper. Let the chocolate set completely.
375 g dark chocolate couverture- knife
- heatproof bowl
- saucepan
- dipping fork
- baking paper
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
- Tree nuts
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Fish, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
Sources and credits
Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms
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