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Inspiring Recipes: Moulded pralines

France Yvonnick Le Maux France
2007 finals - 'Douceur des fées' - France
Almond praliné
Raw almonds 250g
Sugar 135g
Water 40g
Glucose 58g
Vanilla 1 pod
Grind the almonds. 
Make a caramel with water, glucose, sugar and the vanilla pod.
Mix the caramel with the almonds.
After cooling down, crush the almonds to obtain a praliné.

Peanut praliné
Almond praliné 167g
Grilled peanuts 70g
Cacao Barry Mycryo cocoa butter 16g
Mix the peanuts. 
Melt the cocoa butter, then add the almond praliné.
Blend well, then add the mixed peanuts. 
Make small cones with a piping bag. 

Vanilla Tonka Ganache
Cream 151g
Butter 15g
Sorbitol 7g
Vanilla 2pods
Glucose 12g
Tonka 5g
Invert sugar 12g
Cacao Barry "Ghana" chocolate 108g
Cacao Barry "Guayaquil" chocolate 66g
Infuse all ingredients, except the chocolate. 
Emulsify with the Ghana and Guayaquil chocolate.

Build-up : 
Recipe for 58 pralines.

Spray the half-round moulds with coloured cocoa butter.
Mould with Cacao Barry Guayaquil chocolate.
Fill with Vanilla Tonka Ganache.
Insert the cone of Peanut Praliné.
Seal the pralines.

Made at the 2007 world finals of the World Chocolate Masters in Paris, October 20-22nd. 
2nd prize winner overall ranking.
Best Chocolate Praline award winner.

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