Salted Caramel Brownie Petit Fours
As February approaches, I can’t assist myself, my thoughts drifts to ideas of chocolate. Who am I kidding? I take into consideration chocolate each day! True Confession…I’m tremendous grateful for chocolate as a result of it brings me a lot pleasure!
At the moment I’m excited to share one in all my latest concoctions with you, Salted Caramel Brownie Petit Fours, however first just a little historical past!
A petit 4 is a small chew sized confection that may be candy or savory. The candy selection is also known as mignardises. I like to serve mignardise after I’m internet hosting dinner events and I usually give attention to 3 bites, this fashion I’m positive all of my company could have a chew they love!
The phrase Petit 4 actually means small oven. In 18th and nineteenth century France, ovens had been arduous to warmth and sluggish to chill. The oven must be heated to excessive temperatures to prepare dinner bread and because the oven cooled, the residual warmth was used to prepare dinner small pastries. These small pastries grew to become often called petit fours.
We’ve grow to be accustomed to calling small muffins coated in hardened frosting and embellished with fairly frosting flowers petit fours, the reality is, any bite-sized deal with will be known as petit fours.
Salted Caramel Brownie Petit Fours are brownies, which have been lower into 1-inch squares after which topped with caramel, crunchy chocolate pearls, and a lightweight dusting of Fleur de sel, and dare I say, they’re irresistible!
Salted Caramel Brownie Petit Fours
1 recipe Brownies
1 recipe Carmel Sauce or retailer purchased
¼ cup chocolate pearls
Reduce the perimeters off the brownies after which slice them into 1-inch squares. Place brownie squares on the serving platter. Drizzle the tops of the brownies with caramel. Subsequent mud the tops of the brownies with Fleur de sel and chocolate pearls. Serve directly.
Brownies
½ cup butter
6 ounces darkish chocolate, 62% cocoa, chopped
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup additional darkish cocoa powder
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans, toasted, elective
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, elective
Preheat the oven to 350 levels. Spray a 9×13 glass baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Soften butter and darkish chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Add the sugar and blend effectively. Add eggs, one by one mixing till every is integrated. Add vanilla and blend effectively. Add flour and salt and blend simply till mixed. Add pecans, and chocolate chips if desired, combine, and unfold batter into the ready dish. Bake for 24-28 minutes till the perimeters are starting to brown.
Caramel Sauce
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons butter
½ cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon bourbon
In a heavy backside 2-quart saucepan, warmth sugar over medium warmth till it’s amber in shade and starting to boil. Take away from warmth and whisk in butter after which the bourbon and cream, the combination will foam up. Proceed stirring till utterly easy, return to low warmth if vital. Enable the caramel to chill earlier than serving.
An Night of Pure Chocolate- Thursday, February 9th, 6:30-9:00 With Valentine’s Day proper across the nook, our minds naturally drift to Chocolate. However did you ever take into consideration making lovely chocolate morsels proper in your house kitchen? Lorie will lead you on a journey that features a tidbit of the historical past of chocolate earlier than diving into this silky, candy, confection favored by all. LEARN MORE
Croissant Workshop- Friday, February 17th, 11:00-2:30 4 Seats Left- Viennoiserie is the beautiful laminated dough utilized in traditional French Pastries like Croissant, Ache au Chocolat, and Almond Croissants. After learning Viennoiserie dozens of occasions throughout France, Lorie will lead you in hands-on instruction exhibiting you all of the tips of the commerce so you’ll be able to simply reproduce delectable pastries in your house kitchen. Each time she research this traditional French approach new secrets and techniques are revealed. LEARN MORE
Au Revoir for now! Lorie
