Category: Baking

February 12, 2016 Baking, Dessert, Instructional Techniques, Valentine's Recipes

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Balloon Bowls – How to Make Chocolate Balloon Bowls at Home!!!

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Balloon Bowls - How to Make Chocolate Balloon Bowls at Home!!!
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
Valentines day is just round the corner. Chocolate balloon cups are a novel way to present your special dessert. In this video we look at making the 3 Basic Shapes of Balloon Bowl, or cups.
Ingredients
  • 250g Compound / cooking chocolate
  • Mini-size water balloons
Instructions
  1. Melt the chocolate in your melting pot, or in a double boiler. You can also do this in a microwave by heating it for 15 seconds at a time, stirring well between each heating.
  2. I am using compound chocolate, or cooking chocolate which is perfect for this as it does not require tempering.
  3. The chocolate will melt smooth at just over 40c or 104f. Pour the chocolate into a cold bowl and stir briefly. Allow the chocolate to cool to 28c or 83f.
  4. While the chocolate cools, line a baking sheet with parchment, and inflate as many miniature water balloons as you require.
  5. By this stage the chocolate will have cooled sufficiently.
  6. For the first and simplest shape, dunk a balloon into the chocolate end first. Use a teaspoon to spread a small circle of chocolate on the parchment then transfer the coated balloon to this spot.
  7. Use the teaspoon to make a second spot. Dunk another balloon in the chocolate end first. Holding it in the chocolate, tilt the balloon north, then south, then east then west. This will result in a petal shaped cup. Transfer the balloon to its spot.
  8. Use the teaspoon to make a slightly elongated spot on the parchment. Dunk the third balloon in the chocolate while holding it sideways. This will give you a pear shaped bowl.
  9. Transfer this to its spot.
  10. Place the tray in your refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes to set.
  11. Once set, you need to deflate the balloons. The trick is to deflate them slowly otherwise the chocolate will crack. Pinch some of the balloon near the and snip a hole in the balloon above your fingers. Let the air escape slowly and pull the balloon free. Repeat this with the remaining balloons.
  12. You can fill you cups with anything you like. Here I am simply piping whipped cream and adding strawberries.

 

February 2, 2016 4th of July Cookout, Baking, Bread, Vietnamese Recipes

Gourmet Hotdog Rolls – Vietnamese Baguettes – Super-Crispy Crust, Super Soft Inside!!!

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Gourmet Hotdog Rolls - Vietnamese Baguettes - Super-Crispy Crust, Super Soft Inside!!!
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Recipe type: Hot Dogs / Bread & Dough
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Serves: 8
 
These gourmet hotdog rolls are actually Vietnamese Baguettes. The super-crispy crust and beautiful soft center makes for perfect hotdog roll. The process is simple, however it is time-consuming, so I do suggest making at least this batch size to make it worth your while.
Ingredients
  • 540g Strong White flour
  • 400ml Water
  • 7.5ml Salt
  • 10ml Sugar
  • 20ml Fast acting dry yeast
Instructions
  1. Place the strong white flour, salt, sugar and yeast in your mixer bowl. Place the bowl on your mixer and mix the dry ingredients together briefly.
  2. Add the water and allow the mixer to mix and knead for 8 minutes. If you're kneading by hand, knead for 10 to 12 minutes.
  3. Remove the bowl from the machine, scrape the dough down, cover the bowl with cling-wrap and let the dough rise for 60 minutes in a warm place.
  4. Rub a little oil onto your work surface. Turn the dough out and cut it into 8 equal pieces for regular rolls, or 4 for foot-longs.
  5. Working with oiled hands, fold each piece of dough in on itself 3 times, then transfer these to a baking sheet. Cover the baking sheet with an inverted roasting tin and allow these to rest for a further 20 minutes. This is the second rise.
  6. Make sure the work surface is still adequately oiled. Place one of the dough pieces on the surface and flatten it into a rectangle.
  7. Use your rolling pin to roll it out to a rectangle of 4 to 5 inches wide by about 8 inches long.
  8. Starting at the top, roll the dough down to form the roll. Roll the dough on the surface using your fingers to close the ends. Transfer the roll to your baguette pan or a baking sheet. Repeat this until all of the baguettes are formed.
  9. Time for the third rising.... lightly cover the buns lightly with cling-wrap and allow these to rise again for 45 to 50 minutes.
  10. Halfway through this time, start to pre-heat your oven to 230c or 450f.
  11. After the third rise, remove the cling-wrap and mist the rolls with water. Use a sharp knife or blade to slash 3 cuts into the tops of each roll. Spray the rolls again.
  12. Place a pan of water in the bottom of the oven.... place the buns in the center of the oven, and bake them for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.
  13. Remove the buns from the oven. If you're using a perforated baguette pan, allow them to cool on the pan, otherwise transfer the buns to a wire rack.
  14. And there it is... beautifully crispy crust with light, soft and airy inside.... just waiting to become a gourmet hotdog.

 

January 12, 2016 Baking, Bread, Dessert, Instructional Techniques

Making Quality Pie Shells Fast Using a Tortilla Press – Increasing Pie Production with a Few Simple Tricks!!!

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Making Quality Pie Shells Fast Using a Tortilla Press - Increasing Pie Production with a Few Simple Tricks!!!
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Recipe type: Pastry
 
The humble tortilla press is far more useful than it appears. When you're making pies or tarts this brilliant tool can cut the time it takes to make the pastry shells dramatically. Use this alongside the shell forming technique I first demonstrated in our course on pie making, and you'll cut the pastry forming time by 80%.
Ingredients
Using 5 Inch #680 Pie Foils
  • 130g of pastry for each pie base
  • 100g of pastry for each pie lid
Instructions
  1. Starting with pot pies, line the entire press with cling-wrap or plastic film. These inexpensive bread bags work very well.
  2. Roll the bottom pastry portion into a ball and place in the center of the bottom plate of the press. Flatten it out slightly and fold the plastic over this. Close the press and use the lever to press the lid flat. Repeat this with all of the pie bottoms.
  3. Use your rolling pin to roll these out further to a diameter of 7 inches.
  4. Invert a 5 inch #680 pie foil on your work surface. Open one side of the plastic on one of the pastries. Drop the pastry over the pie foil. Even the pastry around the edges and drop another foil over this. Press this down firmly around the edges.
  5. Pick the whole lot up and flip it over. Press the inner foil down firmly around the edges of the base, then the remove the foil and plastic. And there it is.... a perfectly formed, perfectly even pie base. Repeat this with the remaining bases.
  6. Use the same pressing procedure to press out the lids. For this demonstration I am not filling the pie. Drop the lid onto the pie and press the edges down gently to seal. Use a fork to crimp the edges, then trim away the excess pastry with a sharp blade. Punch 2 vents in the lid and you're ready to go.
  7. To make tart shells is just as simple. Drop the pressed and rolled tart pastry over an inverted pie foil. Drop another shell over this and press this down firmly around the edges.
  8. Lift the whole lot up and flip it over. Press the inside edges of the inner foil down firmly, then remove the inner foil and plastic. Trim away the excess pastry with a sharp blade.
  9. Use a fork to dock the pastry. This prevents the pastry from bubbling away from the foil in the next step.
  10. Press a square of foil into each pastry. Fill the pastries with rice, beans or baking beads and bake the tart shells in a preheated oven at 200c or 400f for 10 minutes. Remove the shells from the oven, carefully remove the rice and foil squares, then return these to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
  11. Your tart shells are now ready for filling and processing.
  12. Not only does this process save you tons of time, but also keeps the pastry much cooler, and inhibits shrinkage, resulting in a much better quality pie or tart.

 

December 20, 2015 Baking, Dessert, Sweets

How to Make Caramel from Sweetened Condensed Milk – Dulce de Leche from Condensed Milk!!!!

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How to Make Caramel from Sweetened Condensed Milk - Dulce de Leche from Condensed Milk!!!!
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Recipe type: Dessert / Sweets
 
With festive season in full swing, here's a tip on the sweeter side of life. Caramel is used in a whole range of desserts and this is how you can make your own using simple sweetened condensed milk.
Ingredients
  • Tinned / Canned condensed milk
Instructions
  1. You can use any brand of sweetened condensed milk, and you can make as many cans at a time as your pot will hold.
  2. To start, remove the labels from the cans as these can make a mess of your pot.
  3. Place the cans in your pot and pour in enough hot water to cover the cans completely.
  4. Put the pot over medium heat and bring this to a simmer. Set your timer and allow this to simmer for a full 3 hours.
  5. Check the water level every so often and top it up with boiling kettle water to keep the cans fully submerged.
  6. Once 3 hours is up, transfer the pot to your sink and run cold water into the pot until the cans have cooled enough to handle.
  7. Remove the cans from the pot and transfer them to the sink. Allow these to continue cooling in the sink submerged in cold water for 30 minutes.
  8. After 30 minutes, the cans are safe to open. And there it is... beautifully creamy caramel.

 

December 1, 2015 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Baking, Barbecue, Bread

Stuffed Barbecue Grilled Buns – Stuffed Roostekoek – Roostekoek Stuffed with Garlic Butter & Herbs.

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Stuffed Barbecue Grilled Buns - Stuffed Roostekoek - Roostekoek Stuffed with Garlic Butter & Herbs.
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Recipe type: Barbecue Grilled Bread
Cuisine: South African
 
Just a few episodes back we made traditional South African roostekoek, or in English, barbecue grilled buns. Following that, I had a number of requests to do the same buns stuffed with fillings.
Ingredients
  • 2 Batches of Roostekoek dough
  • 160g Butter
  • 3 Large cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2.5ml Salt
  • 2.5ml Dried Italian herb mix
  • Fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
  1. To make the filling, mush the butter, garlic, salt, herbs and cracked black pepper until totally combined.
  2. Lay out a sheet of cling wrap and drop the butter mixture into the center of the plastic.
  3. Fold the plastic over the butter and roll it out to a thickness of 3mm.
  4. Transfer this to your freezer for at least an hour to solidify.
  5. Turn the roostekoek dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and gently flatten it out to a roughly rectangular shape.
  6. Use your rolling pin to roll this down to a thickness of 10mm or just less then half an inch.
  7. Remove the solid sheet of garlic butter from the freezer and cut it into squares.
  8. Mark out the center point on the dough. Space squares of frozen butter over on half of the dough at even intervals.
  9. Fold the blank dough over this and press it down lightly, then run over the sheet lightly with your rolling pin.
  10. This will allow you to see where the squares of butter are located. Cut the dough between each row of butter squares to give you 9 buns.
  11. Lightly flour a roasting pan and transfer the buns to the pan. Cover the pan with cling wrap and allow the buns to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
  12. Heat your barbecue to the lower side of medium heat and oil the grid. When you can hold your hand an inch from the grid for 10 seconds before burning, the temperature is right.
  13. Grill the buns for 6 minutes per side until well colored and slightly crisped on the outside.
  14. Remember that the grill is not the same temperature all over, and some of the buns may have to bake slightly longer.
  15. Remove the buns from the grill once done and serve immediately.

 

November 20, 2015 Baking, Mother's Day, Snack Food, Sweets, Valentine's Recipes

How to Make Marshmallows – Homemade Marshmallows – Amazing Vanilla Marshmallows Recipe

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How to Make Marshmallows - Homemade Marshmallows - Amazing Vanilla Marshmallows Recipe
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Recipe type: Sweets / Candy
 
These homemade marshmallows are light and fluffy and just melt in your mouth. The process does require that you own a candy or deep frying thermometer as temperatures are critical. Other than than that, marshmallows are incredibly easy to make.
Ingredients
For the Powder Coating
  • 180ml Icing / Powdered sugar
  • 120ml Cornstarch
For the Mallows
  • 22.5ml Powdered gelatin
  • 60ml + 120ml cold water
  • 60ml + 60ml Corn syrup
  • Pinch of salt
  • 10ml Pure vanilla extract
  • 180ml Sugar
Instructions
  1. To start, we need to make the powder coating which prevents the marshmallows from sticking together once they have set. To do this, sift the powdered sugar and cornflour together in a bowl, then put this aside.
  2. In a heat proof jug, combine the water and gelatin and whisk these together. Put this aside for 5 minutes for the gelatin to soften.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine half of the corn syrup with a quarter cup water, the sugar and salt and stir this briefly.
  4. Heat this over high heat stirring intermittently and keeping an eye on the temperature using your candy thermometer.
  5. In the meantime, heat the gelatin solution on high in your microwave for about 30 seconds until the gelatin is totally dissolved.
  6. Place this in your stand mixer bowl along with the remaining half of corn syrup.
  7. Start your mixer running on slow speed.
  8. When the the sugar solution in the saucepan reaches 115c or 240f remove the pan from the heat and drizzle the mixture slowly into the mixing bowl.
  9. Increase the mixer speed to medium and allow this to continue mixing for 5 minutes.
  10. Increase the speed again to medium high and continue mixing for a further 5 minutes.
  11. Pour in the pure vanilla extract and increase the speed to maximum for a final 90 seconds.
  12. Dust a baking sheet with the powdered sugar cornflour mixture and pour the marshmallow mixture into the pan.
  13. Use a spatula to spread the mallow out to your desired thickness. Don't worry if the mixture doesn't take up the whole pan, it won't spread any further than you want it to as it is quite thick.
  14. Powder the top and leave the mallow to set undisturbed for at least 6 hours.
  15. Once set, use a plastic spatula to loosen the sides. Use a roller cutter or pizza cutter to cut the marshmallow sheet in your desired sizes.
  16. Serarate the mallow squares, dredge the squares in the powdered sugar mixture and store in an airtight container until required.

 

November 17, 2015 Baking, Dessert, Paleo Recipes, Snack Food, Sweets, Valentine's Recipes

How to Make Paleo Friendly Dark Chocolate. Melt-in-your-mouth Dark Chocolate in Just a Few Minutes!!!

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How to Make Paleo Friendly Dark Chocolate. Melt-in-your-mouth Dark Chocolate in Under 10 Minutes!!!
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Recipe type: Chocolate / Paleo
 
This paleo friendly dark chocolate is dead easy to make, with just a handful of ingredients, and can be made in just a few minutes.
Ingredients
  • 125ml Coconut oil
  • 125ml Cocoa powder
  • 50g Honey
  • 2.5ml Pure vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. To start, measure out the coconut oil in a pot, the cocoa powder and the honey. In addition you will need a half teaspoonful of pure vanilla extract.
  2. Heat the coconut oil gently over low heat until it has liquified.
  3. Add the cocoa powder and the vanilla. Stir this until thoroughly combined, then remove the pot from the heat.
  4. Allow this to stand for 30 minutes until it has cooled and thickened, then whisk in the honey.
  5. Use a large spoon to pour the chocolate mixture into the slab moulds. Transfer the moulds to your refrigerator and allow these to set for at least 60 minutes.
  6. Once the chocolate has set, gently tap the moulds to free the slabs. Store the slabs in a container in your refrigerator until required.

 

November 15, 2015 4th of July Cookout, Accompaniments, Baking, Barbecue, Bread

Traditional South African Roostekoek – Best Barbecue Buns Recipe – Bread Rolls on the Barbecue!!!

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Traditional South African Roostekoek - Best Barbecue Buns Recipe - Bread Rolls on the Barbecue!!!
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Recipe type: Bread / Dough / Barbecue
Cuisine: South African
Serves: 6-8
 
Roostekoek are the traditional barbecue buns served at South African barbecues, or braais. There is a trick to achieving light, well textured roostekoek, with a beautifully soft inside and slightly crispy outside.
Ingredients
  • 300g Strong white bread flour
  • 5ml Salt
  • 15ml Sugar
  • 10ml Yeast
  • 30ml Oil
  • 180ml Warm water
Instructions
  1. To start, pour the warm water into a jug. Add the yeast, sugar and oil and stir this all together. Put this aside in a warm place for 20 to 30 minutes until it is very frothy.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the strong white bread flour and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the frothy yeast mixture.
  3. Using a wooden paddle mix this until a dough comes together and comes away from the sides of the bowl.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface, sprinkle a little flour over the top, and proceed to knead the flour for 5 minutes until it is smooth and elastic.
  5. Place the dough back into the bowl, cover with cling-wrap and allow this to rise to double for 60 minutes in a warm place.
  6. Once again, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Don't punch the dough down. You want keep as much air in the dough as possible.
  7. Lightly flour the top of the dough and gently flatten it out into a roughly rectangular shape. Use your roller to roll it to a thickness of 10mm or just less than a half inch.
  8. Use your dough scraper to cut this into 6 or 8 pieces. Place the pieces in a lightly floured pan. Cover the pan and allow these to rise again for 20 minutes in a warm place.
  9. Heat your barbecue to medium heat and oil the grid. You will know you have the correct temperature when you can hold you hand over the heat for 10 seconds before it becomes unbearable. If it hotter the buns will burn before the inside cooks, any cooler and they will dry out and become dense and heavy.
  10. Grill the buns for 5 to 6 minutes per side. Bare in mind that not all parts of the grill are the same temperature, and as a result some of the buns will grill quicker than others.
  11. Remove the buns from the grill and serve hot with a large dose of butter and the fillings of your choice.

 

October 20, 2015 Baking, Bread, Cocktail Snacks, Italian Recipes, Mediterranean Recipes, Pizzas, Snack Food

Instant Pizza Dough – Quick Matzah Bread Style Pizza Bases – No Rising Time!!!

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Instant Pizza Dough - Quick Matzah Bread Style Pizza Bases - No Rising Time!!!
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Recipe type: Pizza
Cuisine: Italian
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
 
These super thin, crispy pizza bases are really easy to make. More like crispy matzah bread, this dough can be used to make mini and regular sized pizzas. There is no rising time, and the added bonus is that the dough can be rolled through a pasta roller.
Ingredients
  • 500g Self-raising flour
  • 250ml Milk
  • 2.5ml Salt
Instructions
  1. Place the self-raising flour, salt and milk in your food processor. Put the lid on and start mixing at maximum speed.
  2. Mix the dough for about 2 minutes, scrape the bowl down, and continue mixing for another 2 to 3 minutes. The dough will be crumbly, but will hold together well when compressed.
  3. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and compress it into a ball. If you're not going to use the dough immediately wrap it in cling-wrap and store it in your refrigerator.
  4. Divide the dough into 4 pieces and proceed to roll each piece out to a thickness of 3 mm. This can be done by hand or machine.
  5. I am making mini pizzas for a wine tasting, but you can cut your bases to any size you require. Dock the bases.... this is fancy term for pricking holes in the dough. The docking prevents the bases from blowing up into large pillows while baking.
  6. Top the bases with toppings of your choice and bake them in a preheated oven at 250c or 480f for 10 to 12 minutes.
  7. Remove the pizzas from the oven and serve immediately.
  8. This recipe will make 4 regular bases, or up to 120 mini pizzetti.

 

October 18, 2015 Baking, Bread, Instructional Techniques

Product Review – Joseph & Joseph Thicknessing Rolling Pin – The Best Rolling Pin Ever!!!!

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This episode is a short product review. The products I review are generally products that I use on a dailly basis and have tried and tested thoroughly. Today’s product is the Joseph and Joseph thicknessing rolling pin.

I have been using this one for over a year now, and as you can see, it still looks brand new. These are available in stainless steel and wooden versions, however I opted for the stainless as it can go in my dishwasher.

The rolling surface is a generous 350mm wide and is laser etched with width measurements in centimeters and inches, and this proves to be quite useful.

At each end of the cylinder, four different sized discs are attached to the tube with a large heavily threaded screw.

These discs allow you to select the desired thickness of the pastry by raising the rolling surface the desired amount from the work surface. The disc sizes are 2mm, 4mm, 6mm and 10mm. The discs also have inch measurements on the reverse side.

As previously mentioned these discs simply attach via a heavy gauge screw.

This is a superbly made product, and if you’re looking for a rolling pin than will almost certainly outlive your entire family tree, this is it.

You can go directly to the product by clicking the onscreen link.

October 1, 2015 Baking, Uncategorized

Whats4Chow Launches its 4th Structured Cooking Course on Curious.com


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Whats4Chow Launches its 4th Structured Cooking Course on Curious.com
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Recipe type: News Update
 
Hi and welcome again to Whats4Chow.com. Today's episode brings exciting news -- our 4th structured cooking course has just been launched on Curious.com. The course covers everything you need to know to make the most amazing pies and pastry.
Ingredients

 

Baking, Dessert, Finger Foods, Snack Food, Valentine's Recipes

Home Made Romany Creams – How to Make Romany Creams – Chocolate Cookies

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Home Made Romany Creams - How to Make Romany Creams - Chocolate Cookies
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Recipe type: Cookies / Baking
Cuisine: South African
Prep time: 
Cook time: 
Total time: 
Serves: 40
 
Romany Creams are legendary cookies with creamy milk chocolate, coconut and a crisp crunchiness that cannot be described.
Ingredients
  • 375g Butter, softened
  • 325g Sugar
  • 125ml Boiling water
  • 40g Cocoa powder
  • 425g Self-raising flour
  • 160g Desecated coconut
  • 250g Cornflakes, crushed
  • 300g Milk chocolate
Instructions
  1. Place the sugar and butter in your mixer bowl. Run the mixer on medium high for about 2 minutes until these are well creamed, scraping down the side of the bowl halfway through.
  2. Dissolve the cocoa powder in the hot water and add this to the bowl and continue to mix this for a further minute until totally combined.
  3. Place the flour, crushed cornflakes and coconut in a large mixing bowl and pour in the chocolate butter mixture. Mix this by hand or machine until you have a thick chocolate batter.
  4. Line 3 to 4 baking sheets with baking parchment. Scoop heaped teaspoons of the batter up, roll them into balls, place them on the sheets and flatten them into rounds using the back of a fork. Leave a half inch of space between each cookie to allow for rising and spreading. Bake the cookies in a preheated oven at 180c for 12 minutes.
  5. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to racks.
  6. While the cookies cool, melt the chocolate in your double boiler, or gently in your microwave oven.
  7. Working with one cookie at a time, spread a generous amount of the chocolate onto the smooth side of the cookie. Place another on top of this and put the completed Romany Cream aside to set. Continue until all of the cookies are complete.
  8. Once the chocolate has set, you can store these priceless items in an air-tight container indefinitely until required. This recipe will yield about 40 of these amazing treats.

 

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