Recipe…Soft Kiss…Rum, Hazelnut, and Chocolate

For a few days, I was thinking about a sweet treat to give for Christmas, just to not always bring the same desserts or to add something different…I always have many ideas, but I can’t put everything into practice, both due to time constraints and because someone should eat what I cook; I give some away, my children help, but I don’t like to waste; so I note the ideas and put them into practice when I’m short of new things.

Sometimes, different combinations haunt me, so if I can’t find the time during the day…At night I get to work. Nighttime is great for working, it’s silent, sometimes there’s background music, I’m not in a hurry, the phone doesn’t ring…The best hours…The only problem is not being able to use the stand mixer or blender

So I work with manual doughs

The other night after resting from the day, I went to the kitchen to create this kiss; mentally I already had an idea of how to proceed and which dough I should use, so!

I have tasted various chocolate kisses, but they are generally made from shortcrust pastry, or chocolate-covered pralines

I wanted something dark, the idea came after preparing the Halloween ghosts, with sugar glaze and the dough I used for their preparation.

Moreover, a recipe that is many years old, which has become prominent in the kitchen again in this period!

With a pound of flour, I produced about 60 double pieces. I gave them away to everyone!

The only problem was that I couldn’t take all the photos…I will update the recipe with photos.

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Cheap
Preparation time: 2 Hours
Portions: 60 pieces
Cooking methods: Stove, Oven
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

Flour, eggs, butter, sugar, hazelnuts…

4 cups flour
2/3 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup milk
Half packet baking ammonia
1 cup butter (very fresh)
1/2 cup sugar
5 tbsp egg yolks
1/6 cup water
1 cup roasted hazelnuts (ground into powder, or hazelnut paste)
2 cups dark chocolate (chopped)
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1 oz rum

Tools

Stand mixer or blender, small pot for syrup, small pot for coating, baking trays or silicone mats, cooling rack…

Steps

Combine all the ingredients after cutting the cold butter into small pieces, for the base dough, and beat them with the mixer
Using a piping bag, place small mounds in the center circle; as they bake, they will fill the outer circle
Remove from oven and let cool upside down. Prepare the syrup by dissolving the sugar in water and rum on the stove and removing it just when dissolved. Distribute a few drops on each half kiss
Next time, I’ll add a picture of the hazelnut cream; but proceed by heating the water and sugar to 250°F, beat the egg yolks and incorporate the syrup gradually until you get a soft foam, add the softened butter and beat well;
finally, add the hazelnut flour or paste, stirring gently. With the help of a piping bag, distribute the cream on half of the kisses and pair
After chopping the chocolate into flakes, melt it in water after bringing it to a slight boil, also add the powdered sugar, and mix until smooth.
Cover each kiss with the melted glaze and let them cool
I chose the powdered sugar decoration, mixed the powdered sugar with a little water and a bit of cocoa to get a hazelnut color, and drew the initial letter of my last name or three thin parallel lines on the kisses
I let my usual guinea pigs taste it, and they appreciated it a lot. Intense and fragrant!