Chocolate Almond-Flavored Pastries
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. In the recipe, I will not only tell you. Serve warm or chilled. Ideal with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients. Place the cream in the refrigerator and chill thoroughly before preparing the pastry decoration.
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Step 2
Place the dark chocolate and butter in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Stir the mixture and let it cool slightly.
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Step 3
In a tall container, combine the eggs and sugar.
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Step 4
Beat with an electric whisk or mixer at high speed until you get a light, fluffy mass. It took me 4-5 minutes.
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Step 5
Mix the almond flour with the baking powder, stir well.
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Step 6
Add the almond flour to the egg mixture in parts, stirring gently with a spatula. Do not use a mixer anymore.
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Step 7
Next, add the chocolate and butter mixture.
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Step 8
Mix the batter with a spatula or spoon until completely smooth. It should be fluffy and sticky, not too dense.
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Step 9
Line the baking pan with parchment paper, pour in the batter and spread it evenly with a spatula. Bake in the oven at 160 degrees for 40 minutes, no longer.
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Step 10
Now prepare the almonds. To make the almonds easy to peel, pour boiling water over them and let them sit for a minute.
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Step 11
Drain the boiling water, press each almond kernel with your fingers to remove the skin. Place the peeled almonds in cold water, rinse to prevent darkening. Put them on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 5-6 minutes at 60 degrees. That's it—store them in a glass container or a tightly sealed paper bag for as long as you like.
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Step 12
The pastry is ready, let it cool completely.
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Step 13
You can decorate the pastry in various ways. For example, buy 1 package of marzipan-flavored glaze or any other flavor, prepare the glaze according to the instructions on the package, and use it to decorate the chilled pastry along with blanched almonds. Alternatively, you can decorate it with whipped cream. For this, you'll need heavy cream (33-35% fat content) and a packet of cream stabilizer.
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Step 14
Whip the chilled cream with a whisk until it thickens, add a spoonful of powdered sugar, a packet of thickener (this will stabilize the whipped texture), and continue whipping for another 5 minutes.
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Step 15
Cut the pastry into squares, decorate with whipped cream or icing, and place two or three nuts on top of each.
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Step 16
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.