Chocolate Mousse With Fiery Ginger Shortbread And Candied Orange Peel

Ingredients

Ingredients For the chocolate mousse
  • 30g/1¼oz unsalted butter, chopped

  • 100g/3½oz dark chocolate, broken into pieces

  • 3 free-range eggs, separated

  • 25g/1oz caster sugar

  • 1 shot espresso

For the fiery ginger shortbread
  • 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened until very soft, plus extra for greasing

  • 80g/2¾oz plain flour

  • 30g/1¼oz icing sugar

  • 30g/1¼oz cornflour

  • drop of vanilla essence

  • 50g/1¾oz fresh root ginger, washed, unpeeled, finely grated

  • 2-3 pieces crystallised ginger, sliced

For the candied orange peel
  • 1 large orange, peel only, white pith removed, sliced into 0.5cm/¼in strips

  • 80g/2¾oz caster sugar

  • 150g/5oz demerara sugar

Description

One Orange Will Make Plenty Of Candied Orange Peel. Leftovers Will Stay Crunchy For A Few Days And Can Be Served In Bowls As A Snack For Festive...

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