Yeah, I see I haven't posted anything here recently.
Today I got bored and decided to try and make something sweet for my hubby and kid
Here we go:
Baskets with chocolate cream and chocolate glaze.
You need:
For the baskets:
2 eggs
120 ml sunflower oil
70 gr sugar
flour as much as it takes
Flavoring (optional) - I like almond essence, but it's not really necessary to put any.
For the cream:
1 chocolate
300 ml milk
3 table spoons flour
70 gr sugar
For the glaze:
1 chocolate
100 ml sweet cooking cream
A muffin form.
Making:
Start with the baskets. Mix the ingredients in a bowl and knead until you get a dough hard enough to make balls from without it sticking to your hands. Then take a small ball, flatten it and put it in the muffin form. At this point you should have something like this:
I actually use silicone molds - this way the baskets are easier to take out.
Bake in the oven at about 120 degrees until ready and take out while still hot. Make all the baskets before you start making the cream.
Prepare the cream by mixing all the ingredients but the chocolate and put on the hot plate. When the mixture starts boiling, put the chocolate in to melt. Stir all the time until it gets quite thick. Then while still hot, fill the baskets with it.
Now, at this point your baskets should look something like this:
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They are delicious even without the glaze, so if you don't want to add any more sweetness to your baskets, you can add some cocoa grates, some nuts or really any finishing touch you like.
If you, like me, like the look of a chocolate glaze, mix the other chocolate and the sweet cream and heat, until melted. Then with a spoon, just pour over the baskets.
So this is what my baskets look like - not the best, because my cream came a little thicker than it should be (I put too much flour, I guess), but hey, not too bad for a first attempt
Well, this is it. They take about 1 and a half hour from scratch and it's a good idea to put them in the fridge for about an hour before serving. I hope you enjoy them