"I miss leisure baking!" I lamented to Grace when I saw her eclair pictures on Flickr.
Unconvinced, she thought I must have enjoyed the more "professional" baked goods I bring home from school nowadays. To the contrary, that is totally untrue. I miss those days when I could go into my fairly well equipped kitchen and whip up whatever my stomach desires. It could be a recipe I see on cookbook or a crazy idea I dream of. Or an old recipe that never cease to comfort me whenever I am homesick. The whir of kitchenaid in the otherwise quiet apartment and the smell of baked goods that permeated the air was once an important part of my life. So yes, despite the amount of baking I do in pastry school, I still miss leisure baking at home!
As I longingly looked through my photos on Flickr,I found these chili chocolate financiers. I made them awhile ago with some leftover batter from another recipe.
Chili and chocolate seems to be an unthinkable combination. However, to the slightly crazy baker like myself,it's an intriguing idea. OCT winced when he saw me placing two bars of Chili chocolate into the shopping cart.
"Why do you need two? You know I will not eat any" He said.
"It's for an experiment! Besides, it's on sale." I replied.
Unconvinced, she thought I must have enjoyed the more "professional" baked goods I bring home from school nowadays. To the contrary, that is totally untrue. I miss those days when I could go into my fairly well equipped kitchen and whip up whatever my stomach desires. It could be a recipe I see on cookbook or a crazy idea I dream of. Or an old recipe that never cease to comfort me whenever I am homesick. The whir of kitchenaid in the otherwise quiet apartment and the smell of baked goods that permeated the air was once an important part of my life. So yes, despite the amount of baking I do in pastry school, I still miss leisure baking at home!
As I longingly looked through my photos on Flickr,I found these chili chocolate financiers. I made them awhile ago with some leftover batter from another recipe.
Chili and chocolate seems to be an unthinkable combination. However, to the slightly crazy baker like myself,it's an intriguing idea. OCT winced when he saw me placing two bars of Chili chocolate into the shopping cart.
"Why do you need two? You know I will not eat any" He said.
"It's for an experiment! Besides, it's on sale." I replied.
An experiment indeed! I added some into chocolate chips cookies batter, but the spiciness was neutralized by the copious amount of sugar and other chocolate in the recipe. I topped a chunk on top of these financiers and passed them to OCT's labmates, but no one commented about the slightly spicy note of the chili chocolate. I think it's safe to say that the chili chocolate is better to be enjoyed on its own. As for the financiers, it is a great base recipe which one can try with different toppings and flavors. I am thinking of adding cocoa nibs on top for some crunch, or making a matcha flavor one. It is one of those recipes which doesn't require many gadgets. Perfect for my ill equipped kitchen!
Coming back to chocolate. What is the most unusual chocolate you have tasted?Chocolate bacon anybody?
I used this recipe for my experimental chili chocolate financiers. The same one for my fig financiers.
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Coming back to chocolate. What is the most unusual chocolate you have tasted?Chocolate bacon anybody?
I used this recipe for my experimental chili chocolate financiers. The same one for my fig financiers.
