Hazelnut and chocolate biscuits
This is a quick, simple recipe: the chocolate ganache topping and hazelnut sweetcrust pastry can both be prepared in advance.
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Last modified on: March 16th 2022
Keywords for this recipe:For 10 pieces, you will need:
- 1
0 kg 8 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée) - 2
0 kg 5 g Chocolate ganache
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 36 min. | 20 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Prepare 0 kg 8 g Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée), but use ground hazelnuts instead of almonds.
Note: This can be made way ahead of time.
Note: This can be made way ahead of time.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick. Cut circles with a 2.5 inch (6 cm) cutter.
Roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick. Cut circles with a 2.5 inch (6 cm) cutter.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Arrange the cut biscuits on a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.
Stage 4 - 20 min.
Stage 5 - 15 min.
Meanwhile, prepare 0 kg 5 g Chocolate ganache and leave this to cool as well.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add a generous topping of chocolate ganache to each biscuit (a forcing bag is ideal for this).
Leave to set in the fridge for 1 or 2 hours before eating.
Leave to set in the fridge for 1 or 2 hours before eating.
Remarks
This is an ideal way to use up any leftover sweetcrust pastry you don't know what to do with.
If you are pressed for time, use a good-quality chocolate spread instead of the chocolate ganache.
If you are pressed for time, use a good-quality chocolate spread instead of the chocolate ganache.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 15,154 Kcal or 63,447 Kj | 238 gr | 1,469 gr | 1,133 gr |
| 758 % | 91 % | 139 % | 172 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 3,788 Kcal or 15,860 Kj | 59 gr | 367 gr | 283 gr |
| 189 % | 23 % | 35 % | 43 % |
| Per piece | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,515 Kcal or 6,343 Kj | 24 gr | 147 gr | 113 gr |
| 76 % | 9 % | 14 % | 17 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 10 pieces : 2.11 €
- Per piece : 0.21 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Sweetcrust pastry (pâte sablée): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Exotic fruit tart, Simple maple-syrup tart, Cherry and pistachio tarts, Rhubarb tart, How to roll out pastry for a tart, ... All |
 | Chocolate ganache: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chocolate and vanilla crème brûlée, Chocolate Truffles, Flaky chocolate brioche, Little cakes with a chocolate and hazelnut centre, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, ... All |
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