World Gourmet Summit 2002 

 

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Chocolate-Flavoured Puff Pastry Crisps with Orange Fromage Blanc Mousse, Cherry and Banyuls Wine Sauce

Presented by:Christophe Bidault

Serves 20  
Ingredients:  

1kg

puff pastry

100g

dark chocolate couverture, melted
  powdered (icing) sugar, for dusting
 
 
 
Cherry & Banyuls Wine Sauce

100g

fresh cherries

1 ltr

Banyuls wine

20g

corn flour (corn starch)
   
 

Orange Fromage Blanc Mousse

6

egg yolks

160g

sugar

80ml

water

2

oranges (for zest & juice)

500g

fresh cheese (fromage frais or blanc)

400ml

whipping cream
   
 

Decoration

  fresh mint
  white chocolate

Method

Roll out the puff pastry into a 30cm x 20cm rectangle 2mm thick.  Spread over the melted chocolate and roll up like a Swiss roll and chill for 10 minutes.Cut the roll into 1.25cm discs.  Dust the work surface with icing sugar and roll each disc as thinly as possible (to at least 10cm in diameter).  Place onto a Silpat mat and cook at 200°C until golden brown.  While still warm cut each pastry shape into circles (about 8cm in diameter) using a metal cutter.


Cherry & Banyuls Wine Sauce

Bring the wine to a boil.  Stir in the corn flour and add the cherries.  Simmer for 2 minutes.  Cool and chill until required.


Orange Fromage Blanc Mousse
Prepare the orange mousse.
Place 2 pastry discs onto plate. 

Place 2 quenelles of orange mousse on top of the discs.  Repeat and finally place 1 pastry disc in the center of the dessert.Decorate with cherry and Banyuls wine sauce and white chocolate decoration. 

Garnish with fresh mint.

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