There are always loads of recipes I'd like to try but lose them before I do. This is where I can record recipes I find interesting and keep notes on my experiments with them.

I have a system that I've adopted for working through recipes:

1 - New recipes are saved to the Experimental Mouffette and is labeled : Untested
2 - As I'm working out the changes I'd like to make (if any) it is labeled : Testing
3 - Once I think I've got the correct formula it is labeled : Test 1
4 - IF I am able to reproduce the effect a second time it is labeled : Test 2 - if I am not able to reproduce the effect, it remains Test 1
5 - The same process as step 4 is used to graduate it to Test 3
6 - Once I have been able to reproduce the effect successfully 3 times, it graduates to my main blog, La Mouffette Gourmande

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Boules de Noël - PUBLISHED

Another long-time family Christmas recipe. I'm jazzing things up a bit to make it more lactose-intolerant friendly. I made it this Christmas on Pender Island and they were very much appreciated.

1 - I wonder if I can reduce the amount of sugar in the peanut-butter centre to good effect?
2 - I've reduced the amount of sugar to 1/2 cup, just to see. And half-way through the recipe I decided that doing it by weight makes more sense than by measure given that it all just gets dumped in a bowl and mixed together, anyway.
UPDATE - reducing the sugar for the centre has made no significant difference. Success!
3 - Very good again, but the pnut butter I used was too liquid and I think I have to chop the nuts and dates fine. I did get the weights for things (since I'm really noticing the difference when I use weights instead of volume).
4 - Yup, just really good. And less sugar works just fine. I could try reducing again to, uh, maybe 1/3 cup? Oh, and the weights work like a charm.

Centre

1/2 cup icing sugar (75g)
1 cup peanut butter (250g)
1 cup finely chopped cooking dates (140g)
1 cup finely chopped walnuts (110g)
1 Tbsp butter (15g)
1 tsp vanilla
  1. Mix ingredients together until uniform. 
  2. Roll into small balls and put on wax or parchment paper and let set in the refrigerator. Makes about 30.
Chocolate covering

250 grams semi-sweet chocolate
  1. Melt together in bain marie, allow to cool slightly, then dip balls to cover. Set on wax or parchment paper and allow to cool completely. Refrigerate to avoid sticking.

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