Mexicanchocolateanddulcedelechecrepestorte Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring the milk, butter, sugar and salt to a boil. Sift the flour. Add the flour to the pan, then cook over high heat, stirring, until the mixture is dried out, as for a pate a choux.
• Take the pan off the heat and fold the eggs in one at a time. Transfer the dough to a pastry bag fitted with an 8-millimeter fluted nozzle, and pipe long, straight stripes of dough onto a silicone baking mat fitted into a baking sheet.
• Freeze until frozen through, about 30 minutes. Cut the frozen churros into various lengths, between 1 and 3 inches, and place on rectangles of parchment paper cut to size-- the parchment will facilitate the transfer of the churros to the hot oil, keeping them straight and avoiding splashes. Allow the churros to thaw fully.
• Line a baking sheet with paper towels. Bring 4 to 5 inches of oil to 350 degrees F in a deep, heavy pot. Carefully invert the parchment over the oil to add the churros. Fry the churros in batches, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, a few minutes. Transfer to the paper towels to cool.
• Serve with Dulce de Leche Ganache for dipping.
• Heat the cream in a pan together with the glucose syrup. Pour over the melted white chocolate, then add the dulce de leche and blend with a hand-held blender until smooth. Add the butter and mix until well combined.

Steps:

• For the stovetop method: Remove the label from the can of sweetened condensed milk. Place 3 to 4 forks upside down on the bottom of a large 6- to 8-quart pot. Place the unopened can on top of the forks and cover with water by a few inches. (The forks help to prevent a vacuum between the bottom of the can and the pot.) Place the pot over high heat until it reaches a simmer, then lower the heat to medium-low or low to maintain a steady simmer for about 3 hours. Add more water to the pot if necessary to ensure that the can is submerged at all times. Let the can cool to room temperature in the water before removing. Open the can and scoop out the contents. The dulce de leche should be dark and caramelized.
• For the oven method: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place a shallow baking dish in a roasting pan. Pour the sweetened condensed milk into the baking dish and cover the dish with foil. Transfer the roasting pan to the oven and add enough hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake until the dulce de leche is dark and caramelized, 60 to 75 minutes, checking the water level occasionally and adding more if needed. Let cool, then whisk until smooth.
• Transfer the dulce de leche to an airtight container, put plastic wrap directly on the surface and refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• Combine the flour, water, milk, eggs, salt, vanilla, and cinnamon in a blender and puree until smooth. You may need to scrape down the sides of the jar a few times. Add the melted butter and mix well.
• Leave the batter in the blender jar and allow it to rest in the refrigerator for up to 1 hour.
• Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat and brush some melted butter on it. When the pan is hot, use a ladle to pour in about 3 tablespoons of the batter. To help create a thin crepe, tilt your pan in all directions so the batter covers most of the surface of the pan.
• Allow the crepe to cook until the edges start turning golden brown, about 2 minutes. Use a wide spatula to turn the crepe over. (I agree with the adage that says your first crepe never comes out right and you get a free do-over. The first one just coats the pan with fat so the rest cook evenly and slide off easily.)
• Place the crepe on a dish and cover it with plastic to keep moist. Repeat until you run out of batter. You should be able to make about 12 crepes.
• Rub some butter on the bottom of a 1-quart baking dish (the shape doesn't matter) and set aside.
• Working with one crepe at a time, place 2 tablespoons of dulce de leche in the center and fold the crepe in half. Fold it a second time to create a triangular shape. Place the crepe in the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining crepes, placing the folded crepes in the baking dish so they slightly overlap.
• Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar evenly over the crepes. Brown (with a blowtorch or under the broiler) until the sugar caramelizes and turns golden brown, about 5 minutes under the broiler.
• Garnish by sprinkling confectioners' sugar over the crepes. Serve warm.
• TECHNIQUES
• Resting the Crepe Batter
• The secret to a successful crepe batter is to allow it to rest for at least an hour after the batter has been mixed. This allows the starch in the flour to absorb the liquid in the batter, which improves the texture of the crepe.
• Caramelizing the Crepes
• While you can skip this step, it really adds to the texture of the dessert. The easiest and most efficient way to do this is with a small blowtorch that can be found at most kitchenware stores. If you do not have one, place the baking dish as close to your broiler as you can get it and allow your broiler to caramelize the sugar.
• ADVANCE PREPARATION
• You can make the crepes a few hours in advance and keep them wrapped in plastic at room temperature. They will hold at room temperature stuffed with the dulce de leche filling for another couple of hours. It is best to eat the crepes the day they are made.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter an 8 1/2-inch springform pan and line it with a round of wax paper. Butter the paper and dust the pan with flour, knocking out the excess. In a food processor blend together the almonds, the brown sugar, the cinnamon, and the salt until the almonds are ground fine, add the chocolate, and blend the mixture until the chocolate is ground fine. Add the egg yolks and the vanilla, blend the mixture until it is combined well (it will be very thick), and transfer it to a bowl. In another bowl with an electric mixture beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they hold soft peaks, beat in the granulated sugar gradually, and beat the meringue until it just holds stiff peaks. Whisk about one third of the meringue into the chocolate mixture to lighten it and fold in the remaining meringue gently but thoroughly. Pour the batter into the pan, smoothing the top, and bake the torte in the middle of the oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Let the torte cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes, run a thin knife around the edge, and remove the side of the pan. Invert the torte onto the rack, discarding the wax paper, and let it cool.
• Make the glaze:
• In a metal bowl set over barely simmering water combine the chocolate, the butter, the cream, and the corn syrup, stir the mixture until it is smooth, and let the glaze cool until it is just lukewarm.
• Set the torte on the rack over wax paper and pour the glaze over it, smoothing the glaze with a spatula and letting the excess drip down the side.
• Make the icing:
• In a bowl whisk together the confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon of the milk and add enough of the remaining milk, drop by drop, to form a thick icing.
• Transfer the icing to a small pastry bag fitted with a 1/8-inch plain tip and pipe it decoratively on the torte. Transfer the torte to a serving plate and let it stand for 2 hours, or until the glaze is set.

Steps:

• In a large, heavy pot (not iron), combine the milk, sugar, and vanilla, and place over medium heat. Stir regularly until the milk comes to a simmer and sugar is dissolved. Remove the pot from the heat and add dissolved baking soda; it will bubble up at this point, especially with goat's milk. When the bubbles have subsided, return it to the heat.
• Adjust heat so that the mixture is simmering briskly but not boiling. Cook, stirring regularly, until the mixture turns pale golden, about one hour.
• You will now need to stir the milk more regularly as it begins to thicken and turns a caramel-brown color. Don't allow the milk to stick to the bottom of the pot. You can drop a few drops into a small glass of water. If a soft ball forms, the cajeta is ready.
• If you take the pot off the heat and allow the cajeta to cool, it should be a medium-thick sauce. If it's too thick, add hot water, 1 tablespoon at a time until it is the proper consistency. If it is too thin, return to the heat until it thickens.
• When the cajeta is cool, remove the vanilla bean. Strain the cajeta through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl or wide-mouthed jar, then scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the cajeta. Refrigerate until ready to use. Cajeta is best served warm.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the granulated sugar and salt.
• Whisk in the milk, vanilla, 6 whole eggs and the 4 tablespoons of melted butter and let stand for 30 minutes.
• Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet and lightly brush with melted butter.
• Pour 1/3 cup of the crêpe batter into the skillet and immediately swirl until it reaches halfway up the side.
• Pour any excess batter back into the bowl.
• Cook the crêpe over moderate heat until golden at the edge and set in the center, about 1 minute.
• Flip the crêpe and cook for about 15 seconds longer, or just until the bottom is browned in spots.
• Transfer the crêpe to a baking sheet lined with wax paper.
• Repeat with the remaining batter, brushing the skillet with butter only as needed.
• In a medium saucepan, bring 1 cup of the cream to a boil.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate and cinnamon.
• Let stand for 5 minutes, then whisk until smooth.
• Whisk in 2 of the egg yolks.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the dulce de leche with the remaining 2 tablespoons of cream and 2 egg yolks.
• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Butter a 9-inch round cake pan, line the bottom with parchment paper and butter the paper.
• Fit a crêpe in the bottom of the pan, pressing to flatten it.
• Halve 2 crêpes and line the sides of the pan with them, placing the cut sides down and slightly overlapping the bottom crêpe; the rounded part of the halved crêpes will hang over the edge of the pan a bit.
• Spoon a slightly heaping 1/2 cup of the chocolate filling into the pan and spread to the edge of the crêpe.
• Top with another crêpe, pressing to flatten it.
• Spoon a slightly heaping 1/2 cup of the dulce de leche filling on top, spread it to the edge and top with a crêpe.
• Repeat this layering with the remainder of the fillings and 4 more crêpes, ending with a crêpe.
• Any leftover crêpes can be frozen between sheets of wax paper for later use.
• Fold the overhanging crêpes over the top.
• Press a round of buttered parchment paper directly onto the torte and cover the pan with foil.
• Bake the torte for 1 hour, or until puffed.
• Remove the foil and let cool for 1 hour.
• Remove the parchment and run a knife around the edge of the pan.
• Invert a plate over the pan and then invert the torte onto the plate.
• Remove the pan and parchment paper and let cool completely.
• Sift confectioners' sugar over the torte just before serving.
• MAKE AHEAD The baked torte can be refrigerated for up to 2 days.
• Reheat slightly in a 350° oven.