Le chocolat poiver 1

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup PLUS 2 TB CAKE FLOUR (NOT SELF-RISING)
3 tablespoons PLUS 2 TS UNSWEETENED, NON-ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER
½ teaspoon BLACK PEPPER
7 ounces SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE, COARSELY CHOPPED
⅓ cup MILK
2 tablespoons GRANULATED SUGAR
dash SALT
1¼ cup WATER, DIVIDED
1 pack UNFLAVORED POWDERED GELATIN
CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR
3 larges EGG WHITES, AT ROOM TEMP
¾ cup PLUS 2 TB CONFECTIONERS SUGAR, SIFTED
3 tablespoons UNSALTED BUTTER, MELTED
¾ teaspoon VANILLA EXTRACT
2 tablespoons VEGETABLE OIL
1 tablespoon PORT
1 tablespoon VANILLA EXTRACT
1 cup HEAVY CREAM
1 cup PORT
2 tablespoons GRANULATED SUGAR
COCOA POWDER

Directions

CHOCOLATE COOKIE WAFERS

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

PORT ASPIC

GARNISH

Make the chocolate cookie wafers: Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 275 F.

Generously butter two large baking sheets. Cut a 3½ inch circle out

from a plastic coffee can or similar lid. Discard the center. The outer

rim of the lid will be used as a stencil for the wafers.

Into a large stainless steel bowl, sift together the flour, the cocoa,

and the black pepper.

In a 4 ½-quart bowl of a heavy-duty electric mixer fitted with the

wire whip attachment, on medium speed, beat the confectioners' sugar and

the egg whites until well combined. Continue beating on medium-high

speed until glossy and stiff peaks form, about 5 to 6 minutes.

With a large rubber spatula, fold ⅓ of the flour mixture into the

stiff egg white/sugar mixture. Fold in the vanilla and half of the melted butter. Fold in another third of the flour mixture. Fold in the

rest of the melted butter and the flour mixture.

Place the prepared wafer stencil on the baking sheet. Fill the stencil

with a very thin layer of the wafer batter, smoothing it evenly with a

small metal spatula. Repeat this process with the remaining batter. Bake

the wafers for 12 to 15 minutes, until firm and no longer sticky.

The

wafers should still be pliable when they come out of the oven, but will

become crisp as they cool. Carefully remove the individual wafers to a

cooling rack to finish cooling. Continued.........

Submitted By CHARLENE DEERING On 03-13-95

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