3/4 c almond flour
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1/4 c sugar
2 large egg whites
mint oil
Filling
adapted from here
adapted from here
1/2 c heavy cream
1 T light corn syrup
1/2 bunch mint leaves
80 g semisweet chocolate
80 g milk chocolate
1/2 T butter
For the shells:
You can buy almond flour or make your own. If you are making your own, chop the almonds before grinding them up. I use a spice grinder.
Next, sift the confectioner's sugar and almond flour together.
Whip the egg whites until they are at soft peaks. When they have reached soft peaks, gradually beat in the superfine sugar.
Keep whipping the egg whites until you get a firm glossy meringue. When you're at this point, if you shake off the beaters, the egg whites will just sit on top the the ones in the bowl. They won't sink in. You also know that you've reached that point when you turn the bowl upside down and the egg whites don't slide around the bowl or fall out.
If you want to put food coloring in, add it in. Also add the mint oil. I used a drop of mint oil. I put a drop of green food coloring in too, because I wanted it to match the mint flavor, but it baked out and the shells turned out cream colored. So if you want them to be colored, put a couple of drops in.
Beat the oil and coloring into the egg whites just until they're evenly mixed in.
Fold in the almond flour/confectioner's sugar mixture. Keep folding the mixture until it loosens up, enough for it to disappear into itself after a few seconds.
Put the batter into a piping bag and pipe out small circles onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Then let these rest for 30 minutes.
Bake at 290F for 5 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 280F and bake 12 minutes more. Let cool on sheets and then carefully pry the shells off.
For the filling:
Put the cream, corn syrup, and mint leaves in a small pot and bring to a boil. Then take it off the heat and let mint infuse for 1 hour. Take the mint leaves out.
Heat the cream again and then pour over the chocolate. Let sit for a minute, then stir it all together to produce a homogeneous mixture. Let the mixture cool until it is pipeable and then use to sandwich the shells together.
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If you want to put food coloring in, add it in. Also add the mint oil. I used a drop of mint oil. I put a drop of green food coloring in too, because I wanted it to match the mint flavor, but it baked out and the shells turned out cream colored. So if you want them to be colored, put a couple of drops in.
Beat the oil and coloring into the egg whites just until they're evenly mixed in.
For the filling:
Put the cream, corn syrup, and mint leaves in a small pot and bring to a boil. Then take it off the heat and let mint infuse for 1 hour. Take the mint leaves out.
Heat the cream again and then pour over the chocolate. Let sit for a minute, then stir it all together to produce a homogeneous mixture. Let the mixture cool until it is pipeable and then use to sandwich the shells together.
These look absolutely perfect! Do you add mint oil and food coloring together with the dry ingridients into the meringue? Or do you add them into the meringue first, stir and THEN add the almound flour? I am curious to know, i would love to make these! Thanks in advance! ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I beat the egg whites to a firm meringue and add the oil and coloring after. Then beat the whites just until the oil and coloring are evenly distributed. Then it's time for the dry ingredients. Good luck!
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