DATE & CHOCOLATE PATIES

DATE & CHOCOLATE PATIES

DATE & CHOCOLATE PASTRIES

Ingredients

Puff pastry, as required

Chocolate spread, as required

Dates, 1/3 cup pitted and chopped

Milk chocolate, 1/3 cup cut in large chunks

Hazelnuts toasted and chopped ½ cup (or use almonds)

1 egg

Water 1 tbsp.

Method:

For the egg wash, beat the egg with water and set aside. Roll out puff pastry and cut into 4” squares. On each square put in the center, a tbsp. of choc spread, few dates, nuts and choc chunks. Fold over into a triangle. Brush edges with egg wash and crimp sides with a fork to seal well. (At this stage, the pasties may be frozen in a single layer). Prick top of the pasty with a fork, brush with egg wash. Transfer to a lightly greased tray and bake in a preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or till golden. Serve warm.

source:Zarnak Sidhwa In Chocoholics On

WHITE CHOC AND ORANGE COLLETTES

WHITE CHOC AND ORANGE COLLETTES

WHITE CHOC N ORANGE COLLETTES

Ingredients :

100 gm white chocolate

Filling :

150gm orange-flavoured chocolate
2 tbsp icing sugar
150 ml (5 fl oz) cream

Method : 

Melt the white chocolate and spoon into 20 paper cases or foil petit four cases and using a brush spread well into the sides of the cases. Place upside down on a tray lined with greaseproof paper, to let the excess drain off. When set, carefully peel the paper cases and refrigerate. To make the filling, melt the orange-flavoured chocolate, mix with icing sugar and cream. Beat till smooth. Chill till mixture is smooth enough to pipe. Using a star nozzle, pipe a little into each case. Sprinkle orange rind and refrigerate.