Hello again. What's with the glazed look? Oh. In need of a chocolate fix are you? Well, I have just the thing. Ganache.
Let's talk about ganache. Mini lesson (quiz to follow. kidding). Ready?
Ganache pronounced /gah NAHSH/ is a glaze or filling for cakes and pastries. It's made from a combination of chocolate and heavy cream melted slowly together. When used warm, ganache is poured over cakes or cookies to form a smooth glossy coating. If chilled, it can be formed into chocolate truffles.
For a good and reliable recipe, I turned to my home girl, Ina Garten. She never lets me down.
Ganache:
Let's talk about ganache. Mini lesson (quiz to follow. kidding). Ready?
Ganache pronounced /gah NAHSH/ is a glaze or filling for cakes and pastries. It's made from a combination of chocolate and heavy cream melted slowly together. When used warm, ganache is poured over cakes or cookies to form a smooth glossy coating. If chilled, it can be formed into chocolate truffles.
For a good and reliable recipe, I turned to my home girl, Ina Garten. She never lets me down.
Ganache:
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces good semisweet chocolate
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Heat the heavy cream, chocolate chips, and instant coffee in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until smooth and warm, stirring occasionally.
Easy peasy, right? Commence ganaching (is that a word?) berries, cupcakes, marshmallows, bananas, ice cream, and pound cake. Make a few truffles while you're at it. Me? I'll be saving it for my next recipe...
Easy peasy, right? Commence ganaching (is that a word?) berries, cupcakes, marshmallows, bananas, ice cream, and pound cake. Make a few truffles while you're at it. Me? I'll be saving it for my next recipe...
I love making ganache even more than eating the stuff (is that weird?). I love how it looks as it cools. YUM! Lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThat's not weird at all :) My favorite point in the process is when all the chocolate finally melts into the cream and it turns from a soup into a thick pudding. It's like magic!
ReplyDeletewow! that looks so good!
ReplyDeletewow. this makes me hungry for chocolate. your pictures are incredible!
ReplyDeleteI love your photos! Your blog is very well done. I will be checking it often!
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteThank you! I really enjoy taking photos of the foods I make. I'm still learning the basics about photography. Thanks for stopping by :)
Linda, thank you for the kind words :)
ReplyDeletehello christa
ReplyDeletenice blog you have ; i also love to bake !!
if you want to reach the perfection in french you should name your blog "La petite brioche" ; then you will be perfect !!! cheers Pierre de Paris
http:!//pierre.cuisine.over-blog.com
Hello Pierre! Thanks for the correction. This is what happens when you use an online translation site :/ Thanks for stopping by :)
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the brioche tins pictured on your blogs homepage?
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