Eggs symbolise fertility, well being and life, and are due to this fact excellent as a gesture. And earlier than Easter it’s essential to ship out letters which have shapes lower out of them and embody quite a few dots comparable to the variety of letters within the sender’s title. The recipient has to guess who the letter is from and in the event that they don’t, they owe the sender an Easter egg.
Makes 20
good-quality marzipan 300g (at the very least 60% almonds)
darkish chocolate 200g, finely chopped
walnuts 30g, chopped
unwaxed lemon zest 1-2 tbsp, finely grated
Divide the marzipan into 10 small eggs weighing 30g, and 10 smaller eggs weighing 20g, should you like some variation.
To mood the chocolate, soften two-thirds of it in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water, ensuring the bottom of the bowl will not be touching the water. As quickly because it reaches 50C, take away the bowl from the pan and add the remaining chopped chocolate. Combine properly till all of the chocolate has melted. Gently warmth once more over the pan of water till it reaches a temperature of 31C (it can have dropped beneath that while you added the chopped chocolate).
Instantly coat the eggs within the tempered chocolate and place on a tray lined with baking parchment. Place the walnuts on some eggs, and the lemon zest on others. Depart the remaining plain. As soon as the chocolate has set, retailer in an hermetic container.
Should you like, you'll be able to add every kind of flavourings to the marzipan earlier than you cowl it in chocolate, like Cognac, orange zest, nuts or spices. I simply occur to love mine easy and traditional.
From Scandinavian Consolation Meals by Trine Hahnemann (Quadrille, £26)
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