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Ingredients

  • 6 ounces hazelnut praline paste
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate, 58 percent
  • 1 ounce feuilletine
  • 8 ounces almond paste
  • 2 ounces glucose
  • 6 ounces powdered sugar, sifted

Method

  • For the chocolate hazelnut center: Melt the hazelnut praline paste and dark chocolate over a double boiler.
  • Stir in the feuilletine.
  • Stir over an ice bath until cool.
  • Once cooled, scoop out 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll into spheres.
  • Reserve on a sheet pan until the marzipan is ready.
  • For the marzipan: Mix the almond paste and glucose in mixer with a paddle attachment.
  • Slowly add the powdered sugar until the consistency of stiff cookie dough.
  • Remove from the bowl and continue mixing by hand until uniform consistency.
  • To assemble: Roll out a small amount of marzipan into a flat disc.
  • Place a sphere of chocolate hazelnut in the middle of the marzipan disc.
  • Fold up he marzipan over the chocolate, covering the center completely.