Blueberry And White Chocolate Ganache On A Profiterole Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. To make the choux pastry, sift the flour onto a large sheet of baking parchment. This will stop lumps of flour forming in the dough. Put the butter, milk, water, sugar and salt in a pan, and heat gently until the butter has completely melted. Only once the butter has melted, increase the heat and bring the liquid to the boil. When bubbling, remove quickly from the heat and tip in the flour all at once. Immediately beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture forms a dough that leaves the side of the pan clean. Return to a low heat, stirring, for 1 min. Remove from the heat. Cool for 3 mins. Gradually add the beaten egg to the dough, beating well between each addition, until the dough is smooth and glossy.
• Line a large flat baking sheet with baking parchment. Pipe or spoon about 24 balls of dough over the baking sheet, allowing space between each for rising. Bake for 20-25 mins until the profiteroles are puffed and golden. Remove the profiteroles from the oven and quickly poke a hole in the bottom of each to let out the steam, then return to the oven for 5 mins. Cool on a wire rack.
• If using frozen raspberries for the filling, defrost in the microwave on Low for 4-5 mins. Tip the raspberries, icing sugar and lemon juice into a food processor or mini blender and blitz until smooth. Press through a sieve into a bowl.
• Whip the cream until stiff, then fold in 4 tbsp of the raspberry sauce. Spoon the filling into a piping bag fitted with a nozzle a little smaller than the holes you made in the profiteroles. Or use a plastic food bag and snip off the tip of a corner. Poke into each hole in turn, and pipe in the filling until full. The profiteroles should be fully cool before you do this.
• Break up the chocolate into a small bowl, then either melt in the microwave on Low for 1½-2 mins, stirring halfway through, or over a pan of simmering water. Leave to cool briefly until slightly thickened.
• Carefully spoon the melted chocolate over each filled profiterole and sprinkle with pistachios. Leave to set. To serve, drizzle the remaining raspberry sauce over 6 serving plates and top each with 4 profiteroles, or simply serve the sauce in a bowl alongside for drizzling over.

Steps:

• Place finely chopped chocolate in small heatproof bowl.
• Set over warm water on low heat (water should not touch bottom of bowl).
• Stir very frequently until almost melted. Remove from heat and hot water; stir until smooth, pressing out any lumps with back of spoon or a rubber spatula.
• In small saucepan over low heat, heat cream just to a simmer, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat; all at once, add about two-thirds of hot cream to melted white chocolate.
• Gently stir to incorporate, then beat or whisk until smooth, scraping bowl as necessary with rubber spatula.
• Gradually stir in remaining cream.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Butter an 9 x 13-inch square pan and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, melt the butter and bring it to just below a boil.
• Place the chocolate chips in a large bowl.
• Pour in the hot butter and let stand for 30 seconds.
• Stir until completely melted.
• Sift in the sugar and cocoa powder.
• Beat in the mascarpone, eggs, and vanilla, mixing until smooth.
• Gently fold the flour and salt into the batter.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread evenly.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• To prepare the Ganache: Place the chocolate chips in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
• Place the blueberries and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook and stir until mixture becomes sauce like and bubbly.
• Pour into a sieve or strainer that is placed over a bowl to catch blueberry liquid. Discard remaining blueberries.
• Pour blueberry liquid over chocolate chips.
• Bring the cream and butter to just below boiling point in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Pour the hot mixture over the chocolate and let stand for 30 seconds. Stir the mixture until smooth.
• Spread the warm ganache over the brownies. Allow the ganache to set completely before cutting into squares.
• The ganache should be used for spreading while warm.