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Chocolate Petit-Fours: The Essential Guide For Professional Pastry Chefs
Chocolate Petit-Fours: The Essential Guide For Professional Pastry Chefs
Chocolate Petit-Fours
The Essential Guide for Professional Pastry Chefs
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Chocolate Petit-Fours
The Essential Guide for Professional Pastry Chefs
As a pastry chef in a hotel, restaurant or catering business, there are Tempering, Temperatures, Storage & Shelf Life
many occasions when you will be asked to produce attractive and Tempering can sometimes be an inconvenient hurdle, so while some
delicious chocolates with the added “wow” factor at really short notice, of the recipes in this booklet do require tempered chocolate -
such as for: those marked with T - many do not!
G Dessert canapés Working temperatures, recommended storage conditions and shelf life
G Chocolate petit-fours are also very important matters when working with chocolate so we
G VIP Gifts & Amenities have provided a checklist of essential considerations.
G Pillow chocolates
Recipes
This booklet is designed to help you do just that! With practical and In this section we have shown a “core” recipe to illustrate a particular
helpful advice for professional pastry chefs working in a commercial technique or type of chocolate along with a number of variations on the
kitchen, you will discover just how easy and quick it can be to turn out theme (with abbreviated instructions only) to give you a glimpse of just
spectacular chocolates and petit-fours. how creative you can get! All the recipes have been carefully tried and
tested so if you don’t have time to experiment with your own
flavour/decor combinations, just use one of ours!
G Quantities and costs are approximate and allow for 5-10%
wastage
G Between 2p and 8p per chocolate (as appropriate) has been
allowed in most recipes for products used as decor
G Times given are approximate and exclude cooling time
G Flavouring ingredients can be substituted as required
G TIPs and guidance from main recipe will generally apply to related
variations
G Up-to-date costings for each recipe are available on our website
in the “My Recipes” section of the “My Account” area.
For more recipe ideas, we would highly recommend Jean-Pierre Wybauw’s
“Fine Chocolates” series of books which are all available from Keylink.
In every case, remember that the emphasis is on achieving
exceptional quality but just quickly and conveniently!
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We are very grateful to Julie Sharp and Thierry Dumouchel for creating the recipes and for their invaluable help in putting together what we hope
will be a very useful resource for the professional pastry chef.
Julie Sharp
Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy, Banbury (Technical Advisor)
Julie has spent most of her career as Executive Pastry Chef in high profile 5 star establishments around the world,
including Claridges in London, Chateau Lake Louise in Canada and Hotel Sofitel in Melbourne.
Julie’s area of expertise is mainly in the production of plated desserts and patisserie which led her to be awarded
Pastry Chef of the Year from the Craft Guild of Chefs in 2004.
As Julie comes from the pastry side, her ideas and insights are very much from the perspective of a busy pastry
chef rather than that of a professional chocolatier.
Thierry Dumouchel
Dumouchel Patisserie, Leeds
Thierry Dumouchel, Yorkshire Chef of the Year 2010, has been practising
an absolute dedication to artisan baking, speciality pâtisserie and
chocolate work for over 25 years.
As an expert chocolatier, he specialises in handmade artisan
chocolates, truffles and seasonal presentations and was on the
judging panel at The World Chocolate Masters in London in 2010.
In addition, Thierry is highly sought after for consultancy work and
staff training and is also a Cacao Barry ambassador and the
Cointreau® ambassador for the UK.
With so much experience from running his own business, Thierry has a firm grasp
on the importance of both productivity and cost control in the kitchen and we
have benefitted enormously from this expertise.
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Temperatures
Ideal room temperature: 18°c -21°c
Melting chocolate: 45°c
Tempering chocolate D/M/W: 32°c /31°c /30°c (typically)
Cooling chocolates: 12°c
Storing chocolates: 12°c - 20°c
Relative Humidity: <65%
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Shelf Life
Shelf life is basically determined by the free water content (AW) of
your product which in turn is affected by the precise ratio of fats,
water and solids present. Storage temperature is also very important.
However, in a hotel or restaurant environment, the emphasis is
usually on delicious and attractive, freshly produced chocolates which
will get consumed within days rather than weeks or months so we Sugar bloom: This is a rough, grainy layer Air bubbles: These appear as “gaps”
have not concentrated overly on how to optimise shelf life. of sugar crystals on the surface of the or “pot-holes” in the surface of your
chocolate. It occurs when moisture forms chocolates. They can occur if your
For further information on this subject, we would highly recommend
on the chocolate (due to condensation), chocolate is over-tempered (the
Jean-Pierre Wybauw’s “Fine Chocolates” series of books.
dissolving the sugar in the chocolate. chocolate thickens up preventing the
When the water subsequently escape of air bubbles) or if the moulds
evaporates, the sugar crystals remain. were insufficiently vibrated.
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Crunchy Papouasie Truffle Mini Salted Caramels Passion Fruit Star Truffle Mango Sorbet Lollipop
63 chocolates in 20 mins with Cointreau® 42 chocolates in 20 mins 32 lollipops in 25 mins
Cost each: 10.3p 108 chocolates in 35 mins Cost each: 12.5p Cost each: 16.3p
Cost each: 6.2p
• 300g Cara Crakine [SCM566] • 300g Caramel Fill [SCM312] • 90g Passion Fruit Puree [SCF861A] • 0.5 litres Mango Sorbet
• 50g Papouasie Origin Chocolate • 14g Cointreau® 60% [SCL100] • 10g Glucose Syrup [SCA119] • 32 Large Milk Truffle Spheres
[SCC105] • 12g Unsalted Butter [SCS561]
Warm caramel to 25°c and flavour
• 32 Lollipop Sticks [SMF5962A]
Warm together to 32°c and mix with Cointreau® Warm to 40°c and blend
• 1 Tray of 63 Milk Truffle Shells Pipe sorbet into sphere, insert lollipop
• 1 Tray of 108 Mini Milk Truffle • 190g White Chocolate [SCC541]
stick and freeze
[SCS401] Shells [SCS571]
Warm to 35°c, add and blend
• 80g Milk Chocolate [SCC521]
Pipe into shells ensuring mass Pipe into shells ¾ full, ensuring mass
• 1 Tray of 42 White Star Hollows • 16g Brilliance Milk Glaze [SCF763]
at 28-32°c at 28-32°c, drop in one crystal of
[SCS492A]
• Milk Chocolate [SCC521] sea salt and then fill to top leaving Mix together at 35°c to use as
• Fine dark Chocolate Pailletes space to close. Pipe into shells, ensuring mass coating
[SDS888] at 28-32°c
• Milk Chocolate [SCC521] • White Sugar Vermicelli [SDS561]
Close and cool. Coat and roll in • Cocoa Powder [SCC455] • White Chocolate [SCC541] • Yellow Powder Colour [SCR373]
pailletes. • Copper Powder Colour [SCR462] • Praline Grains [SCM158A]
Coat crown of lollipop and dip in
• Bronze Powder Colour [SCR463]
Close and cool. Coat and roll in mix vermicelli shaken in yellow powder.
of powders. Close and cool. Brush with powder
colour or partially dip into chocolate
and coat with praline grains.
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• 300g Praline Feuilletine [SCM565] • 60g UHT Whipping Cream (35% Fat) • 300g Praline Heritage [SCM616] • 12g Unsalted Butter
• 20g Unsalted Butter • 110g Raspberry Puree [SCF865A]
Warm to 25°c • 20g Pear William Puree [SCF863A] Warm to 25°c
• 45g Ghana Origin Milk Chocolate Warm to 40°c and blend
Warm to 40°c and blend • 50g Milk Chocolate [SCC521]
[SCC106] • 147g Sao Thome Dark Chocolate
• 200g Papouasie Origin Milk Warm to 32°c, then add to above
Warm to 32°c, then add to above [SCC700]
Chocolate [SCC105] and mix.
and mix. • 122g Milk Chocolate [SCC521]
Warm in microwave to 32°c, then • 1 Tray of Dark Small Rectangular
• 1 Tray of Dark Small Round Cups Warm to 35°c, add and blend
add to above mixture and blend Cups [SCS622]
[SCS621]
• 2-3 drops Raspberry Essential Oil
Pipe into cups as bottom layer • 8g Pear William 45% [SCL150] Pipe into cups leaving 1-2mm to [SCF646]
ensuring mass at 28-32°c close. Cool
Add alcohol and blend Add to ganache and blend
• 180g Caramel Fill [SCM312] • Dark Chocolate [SCC501]
• 1 Tray of Dark Small Square Cups • Caramelised Nibbed Hazelnuts • 1 Tray of Small Dark Round Cups
[SCS620] [SCS621]
Pipe into cups leaving 1-2mm to [SCN234B]
close. Cool Pipe into cups level with top Pipe into cups leaving 1-2mm to
Temper chocolate, close and
• Dark Chocolate [SCC501] • White Crisp Pearls [SDS885] decorate. close. Cool
• Transfer Sheet [SDS521] • Coloured Cocoa Butter – • Dark Chocolate [SCC501]
Light Green [SCR470] • Transfer Sheet [SDS530]
Temper chocolate, close and apply
transfer Cover with crisp pearls. Warm cocoa Temper chocolate, close and apply
butter in microwave to 40-50°c and transfer
brush on
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Cappuccino Chocolate Tanzanie Heritage Praline Cinnamon & Star Anise Moulded Crunchy Lollipops
Squares 36 chocolates in 20 mins T Ganache 20 lollipops in 20 mins T
75 chocolates in 20 mins T Cost each: 15.6p 48 chocolates in 20 mins T Cost each: 16.1p
Cost each: 5.4p • 2 x Magnetic Moulds [SMP9000] Cost each: 9.0p
• Transfer Sheets [SDS410]
• 5 x Mini Bar Moulds [SMP8004] • 2 x Praline Mould [SMP8026] • 4 Round Magnetic Lollipop Moulds
• White Chocolate [SCC541] Cut transfer sheet to size of mould • Yellow Cocoa Butter [SCR501] [SMP9020]
and fit into base • Transfer Sheets [SDS155]
Decorate moulds by lightly brushing Brush warmed liquid cocoa butter
tempered white chocolate into mould • 230g Tanzanie Origin Dark into moulds Cut transfer sheet to size of mould
leaving some areas uncovered to Chocolate [SCC102] and fit into base
• 250g Arriba Milk Choc [SCC712]
create a marbled effect. Temper chocolate and fill. Turn out, • 360g Milk Chocolate [SCC521]
tap, scrape. Cool for at least 15 mins Temper chocolate and fill. Turn out, • Lollipop Sticks [SMF5962A]
• 400g Cappuccino Chocolate
tap, scrape. Cool for at least 15 mins • Caramelised Nibbed Hazelnuts
[SCC600] • 120g Praline Heritage [SCM616]
• 100g UHT Whipping Cream [SCN234B]
Temper chocolate and fill. Scrape off Warm and pipe shell half full
• 1/8 Cinnamon Stick
excess. Vibrate. Cool. Demould. Insert lollipop stick. Temper chocolate
• 150g Dark Chocolate [SCC501] • 1/2 Star Anise
• 60g UHT Whipping Cream (35% Fat) • 12.5g Glucose Syrup [SCA119] and fill (Pipe or flood fill and scrape).
• 10g Unsalted Butter • 140g Milk Chocolate [SCC712] Sprinkle with hazels to decorate.
• 4g Glucose [SCA119] For added crunch, incorporate the
Boil cream, add cinnamon, star anise & inclusions into the chocolate before
Warm cream to 80°c, pour onto glucose, cover with clingfilm and leave filling. Cool for at least 20 mins
chocolate, blend and add glucose. to infuse. Strain. Melt chocolate to
Pipe in, leaving 1-2mm to close 32°c, add and blend. Pipe into shell.
• Tanzanie Dark Choc [SCC102] • Arriba Origin Milk Choc [SCC712]
Temper choc, close, cool, demould. Temper choc, close, cool, demould.
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Cappuccino Mousse Cup Chocolate Mousse & Crunchy Praline Cup Griottines® Cup
45 chocolates in 20 mins Caramel Cup 62 chocolates in 20 mins 45 chocolates in 30 mins
Cost each: 18.3p 96 chocolates in 30 mins Cost each: 18.9p Cost each: 26.0p
Cost each: 18.6p
• Small Asstd Dark Cups [SCS623]
• Marbled Snobinettes [SCS606] • Mini Cups [SCS627] • 250g Praline Feuilletine [SCM565] • Dark Snobinettes [SCS600]
• Cappuccino Mousse (Use your • 1kg Caramel Fill [SCM312] • Dark Chocolate Mousse. (Use your
Warm slightly (below 30°c) and pipe
own mousse recipe and use own mousse recipe or go to ‘My
Warm slightly (below 30°c) and pipe 1/3 full
SCC600 Cappuccino Chocolate Recipes’ on our website for our
1/3 full • 250g Dark Chocolate [SCC501]
or go to ‘My Recipes’ on our recipe using SCC705A, Madagascar
website for our recipe) • 200g Milk Choc Mousse Powder • 250g UHT Whipping Cream Origin Dark Chocolate)
[SCF722] • 30g Invert Sugar
Pipe mousse into cup and chill • 30g Softened Unsalted Butter Pipe into cups leaving 3mm at top
• 250g Semi-Skimmed UHT Milk
• Brilliance Dark Chocolate Glaze
• Caramelised Nibbed Hazelnuts Whisk milk and mousse powder for 5 Warm cream to 80°c, pour onto [SCF762]
[SCN234B] minutes and chill. Pipe into cups. chocolate, blend and add invert
• Mini Milk Mocca Beans [SDS841] sugar. Allow to cool to 30°c and Warm slightly (below 30°c) and pipe
• Copper Powder [SCR462] • Marbled Curls [SDS814] blend in the butter. Pipe ganache to close. Chill to set.
• Granular Hazel Croquant [SCN610] (below 30°c) over praline to close
Just before serving, decorate with and decorate with piped ganache. • Griottines® [SCL521]
caramelised hazels and mocca bean Decorate just before serving. • Paillete Feuilletine [SCM560A]
brushed with copper powder. • Dark Chocolate [SCC501] • Gold Powder Colour [SCR461]
• White Crisp Pearls [SDS885]
Just before serving, push a single
Pipe a short thin line of tempered Griottine® into glaze and decorate
chocolate to make a “twig”. Place with Paillete Feuilletine shaken
crisp pearls on twig and allow to set. in gold powder
Rest on piped ganache.
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Piped lollipops
Lemon and Lime Lollipops Honey & Ginger Lollipops Raspberry Crumble Lollipops Christmas Tree Lollipops
20x17g lollipops in 20 mins T 20x8g lollipops in 20 mins T 20x17g lollipops in 20 mins T 20x19g lollipops in 20 mins T
Cost each: 24.2p Cost each: 16.8p Cost each: 25.3p Cost each: 18.1p
• 360g Lemon Flavoured Lime • White Chocolate [SCC541] • 360g Ghana Origin Milk Chocolate • 400g White Chocolate [SCC541]
Green Coloured Chocolate • Transfer Sheets [SDS163] [SCC106] • Transfer Sheets [SDS160]
[SCC605] • Stencil Mat [SMD604] • Transfer Sheets [SDS538]
Pipe tempered chocolate in a
• Transfer Sheets [SDS402] Place stencil onto transfer sheet. Pipe a disc of tempered chocolate Christmas tree shape onto the
Pipe a disc of tempered chocolate Pour tempered chocolate onto stencil onto the transfer sheet transfer sheet
mat and scrape off excess. Leave to
onto the transfer sheet • Lollipop Sticks [SMD370]
cool for 15 minutes and remove mat • Lollipop Sticks [SMD370]
• Lollipop Sticks [SMD370] • 150g Honey Chocolate [SCCS606] Insert lollipop stick and cover with
Insert lollipop stick and cover with
Insert lollipop stick and cover with • Plain PVC Sheet [SEA281] more spots of chocolate.
more spots of chocolate.
more spots of chocolate. Pipe tempered choc onto PVC sheet • Milk Crisp Pearls [SDS886]
• Freeze-Dried Raspberry Crumble
• Cara Crakine [SCM566] • Lollipop Sticks [SMD370] [SCM586] Decorate and leave to cool.
• Nibbed Cocoa Beans [SCC417C] • White Crisp Pearls [SDS885]
Insert stick. Spot with chocolate and
• Scarlet Powder Colour [SCR464]
Decorate and leave to cool apply pre-made disc
• Ginger Cube [SCM453] Shake the crisp pearls in a bag with
• Caramelised Nibbed Hazelnuts the powder colour, decorate and
[SCN234B] leave to cool
Decorate and leave to cool.
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Why Keylink?
keylink
Keychoc is the official junior
machinery partner of the
Barry Callebaut UK Academy
chocolatier
of the year
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Keylink offers a complete range of accessories for chocolate work as well as a full
range of specialist chocolate machinery through our sister company, KeyChoc.
What you need will depend on how much chocolate work you plan to do. For small quantities on a daily
basis, you can get by perfectly well with just a microwave and a few small accessories. For making larger
batches, you would benefit from some moulding machines, holding tanks or even automatic tempering
machines. Just call KeyChoc on 01744 416397 and we would be very happy to advise you.
KeyChoc’s full range includes small counter-top melting tanks, moulding machines,
large jacketed tanks, automatic batch temperers, continuous temperers, cooling tunnels
and refrigerated display cabinets. You can see
more at www.keychoc.com
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