• Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

      #Chocolate Challenge: Truffles or chocolate bread?
      Profile: Amateur: Yes, I admit it, at first I thought, what better chocolate dessert than some good truffles? It was five o’clock in the afternoon and my son asked me for a snack and then I remembered when I was a little boy and my mother, when I asked her for a snack, gave me a piece of bread with a few ounces of chocolate; I was the happiest boy in the world. I said to my son, “Give me five minutes,” and I decided to turn those wonderful truffles into a snack from my childhood, but improved. The truffles were finished; I just needed to shape them. I toasted some slices of bread. With a spoon I flattened one side of the truffles, as if they wanted to hug the bread… and then came the magic, a few drops of extra virgin olive oil and a few flakes of salt. My son asked me: “What is this?”. And I would have told him “Bread with chocolate”, but I answered him the snack your grandmother used to give me when I was little. He tasted them and said: “My goodness, what a good thing”. I have to say that I infused the cream to make the truffles with lemon, orange and cinnamon rinds; when it was cold, I left it in the fridge for 24 hours and then I ended up mixing it with the melted chocolate until I got a creamy cream, which I let it cool for a few hours. Then I shaped the truffles and dipped them in bitter cocoa, and let them cool again until it was time to serve them. I hope you like them.

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      Mercedes Delgado de Miguel, Judy Keegan and 3 others
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      • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

        Para empezar y no acabar

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        • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

          Ya te digo. Una merienda ideal para niños y……. no tan niños.

          • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

            Maravillosa merienda. Y maravillosa fusión de aquel sencillo pan con chocolate de antes, y unas trufas elaboradas de ahora. Bravo!!!

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          • Level: level 3 sous 3 Sous Chef

            I love how you turned a childhood memory into something creative and delicious for your son. The touch of olive oil and salt makes it even more special, a bridge between tradition and a modern twist. Beautifully done!

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            • Level: favicon spaced Scoolinary Team

              ¡Hola Ttore! La propuesta transmite emoción y técnica a partes iguales. El formato quenelle tiene buena textura y la idea de unir tradición con precisión (infusión, reposo, cacao amargo, escamas de sal) crea una experiencia de autor. ¿Has considerado jugar con un contraste de temperatura o introducir un crocante para aportar otra capa sensorial? 🍞🍫

              Un enfoque así merece seguir evolucionando…

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              • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

                @soldamiani Bueno, creo que la parte crujiente se la da el pan y lo referente a la temperatura; en el momento de servir a los comensales, el pan está caliente para que empiece a fundirse el chocolate de la trufa.

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