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Chocolate stars

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Ingredients for 1 servings:

  • 140 g flour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 100 g butter
  • 40 g cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 100 g hazelnuts, ground
  • 50 g sugar
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • powdered sugar
  • Apricot jam

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 55 minutes

Mix the flour with salt, add small pieces of butter, and knead into a shortcrust pastry. Add the cocoa, hazelnuts, sugar, vanilla sugar, and egg yolk. Knead into a shortcrust pastry. Refrigerate the dough for about 30 minutes. Roll out the dough to about 1/2 cm thick and cut out stars. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake at 180°C for about 10-12 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar while still hot, then let cool. Warm the apricot jam and use it to assemble two stars each.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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