The circle
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Difficult
- Makes:
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12 portions
My tastes rely on special, extremely local ingredients, such as Ginger from the competition venue in Vantaa and Finnish wild strawberries picked and pureed at peak in the summer. Then there are the chocolates. I chose St. Dominique 70% with the ginger due to its extremely light flavor and low bitterness. Wild strawberry is infused in the mousse with Ambre Java 36%, which compliments the ripeness of the wild strawberries. All in all, deep chocolate flavors and freshness from the key ingredients. My inspiration came from hyper locality. I got my hands on some fresh Finnish ginger and wanted to use that, a tropical ingredient as my local one. It actually grows within 20 meters from the competition site. Then, in the summer I found a bunch of wild strawberries with my daughter from our apartments backyard and a taste cannot be much more intense.
Financier
Used products: Financier
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8.8 ozsalted butter
Preparation: Financier
Heat until brown
Used products: Financier
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3.5 ozalmond powder
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3.5 ozcake flour
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10.6 ozsugar
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0.9 ozCP
Preparation: Financier
Add toguether
Used products: Financier
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5.6 ozegg whites
Preparation: Financier
Fold in
Make hazelnut butter and cool it to 50⁰C
Mix the dry ingredients with the egg whites and fold in the warm butter
Spread into a frame and bake at 180°C for approx. 12 minutes
Set aside to cool
White chocolate crystal
Used products: White chocolate crystal
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5.3 ozsugar
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2.5 ozwater
Preparation: White chocolate crystal
Boil
Used products: White chocolate crystal
Preparation: White chocolate crystal
Add
Bring the water and sugar to a boil and boil until 150C
Add the white chocolate and mix vigorously until crumbles and then pour onto a plate to cool
Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
Used products: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
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14.1 ozMilk 1.5% fat
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3.5 oz35% cream
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0.7 ozgrated ginger
Preparation: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
Heat
Used products: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
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3.5 ozyolk
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1.8 ozsugar
Preparation: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
Incorporate
Used products: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
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10.6 ozcrème anglaise
Preparation: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
At 65ºC
Used products: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
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0.2 ozgelatin
Preparation: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
Soaked in cold water and pressed
Used products: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
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7.9 ozCHD-P7142BFSDO
Preparation: Light ginger & chocolate crémeux
Emulsify
Prepare the Créme Anglaise as per usual with the freshly grated ginger.
Add the hydrated and pressed gelatin.
Pour over the chocolate and emulsify with an immersion blender.
Pour into a bowl, cover with cling film and place in the fridge for plating
Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Used products: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
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3.5 ozMilk 1.5% fat
Preparation: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Heat
Used products: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
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0.2 ozgelatin
Preparation: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Add
Used products: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Preparation: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Emulsify
Used products: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
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6.2 ozwild strawberry puree
Preparation: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Add
Used products: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
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13.2 ozsemi-whipped cream
Preparation: Milk chocolate & wild strawberry mousseline
Fold in
Heat the milk and add the soaked and pressed gelatin.
Emulsify with the chocolate, then add the strawberry puree.
Finally, incorporate the semi -whipped cream.
Strawberry & ginger compot
Used products: Strawberry & ginger compot
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8.6 ozwild strawberry puree
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0.4 ozgrated ginger
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0.5 piece(s)lime zest
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0.4 ozlime juice
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0.5 ozglucose
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2.3 ozsugar
Preparation: Strawberry & ginger compot
Heat
Used products: Strawberry & ginger compot
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0.1 ozpectin X58
Preparation: Strawberry & ginger compot
Add together
Place the puree in a saucepan, add the lime zest, juice, glucose and grated ginger.
Start heating.
When the ingredients start to simmer, add the sugar and pectin at once.
Mix well
Bring to a boil and set aside to cool.
Rose and strawberry gel
Used products: Rose and strawberry gel
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7.1 ozwater
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1.1 ozsugar
Preparation: Rose and strawberry gel
Bring to a simmer
Used products: Rose and strawberry gel
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0.1 ozagar agar
Preparation: Rose and strawberry gel
Add together
Used products: Rose and strawberry gel
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0.7 ozrose water
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0.5 ozstrawberry juice
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15.4 grsoaked gelatin
Preparation: Rose and strawberry gel
Then
Heat the water and sugar
Add the Agar Agar and bring to a simmer
Remove from the heat and add the soaked and pressed gelatin, water and juice
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