Mendiants
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French mendiants, chocolate disks traditionally topped with dried fruits and nuts. Popular in chocolate shops around Paris, they're just as easy to make your own at home.
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Ingredients
- 200 g (7oz/ 1¼ cups) bittersweet chocolate (at least 64% cacao)
- handful each raisins or golden sultanas
- dried figs finely chopped (cranberries or goji berries)
- toasted flaked almonds
- hazelnuts (or walnuts)
- candied orange peel (optional)
Instructions
- Line a perfectly flat baking sheet with baking paper (or silicone mat - even better, a macaron mat will set them perfectly into round shapes).
- Break up the chocolate in a glass bowl and place over a pan of simmering water over a gentle heat (bain-marie) until the chocolate has melted.
- Using a spoon, pour the melted chocolate onto the baking paper, pressing each one down with the back of the spoon to make a circle (don't worry if they are a bit messy - it will set well later!)
- Gradually decorate with the dried fruit and nuts using different colours and textures for toppings. Don’t worry about the chocolate hardening; you will have enough time to enjoy dressing each disk before it hardens.
- Leave to cool on the counter for about 30 minutes or 15 minutes in the fridge. When set, remove each mendiant carefully from the sheet with your fingers or a palette knife.
Notes
- * Adults only: soak dried fruits in Kirsch, Chambord, Armagnac, Frangelico or any of your favourite liqueurs.
- For the nuts: they are even better when toasted so dry fry them for a 2-3 minutes first in a frying pan or a few seconds under the grill.
- Storage: keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days (if you can wait that long!)
- Nutrition: calories are given as a guide, as toppings are likely to alter depending on your choices of fruits/nuts.
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