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Feuillette of Chocolate and Strawberry

By Denise Pare-Watson

Feuillette of Chocolate or Strawberry is a unique garnish that can be used for any style of dessert, whether it is a mousse, panna cotta or as in the recipe for A Sweetheart Chocolate Torte with Feuillette, a stunning garnish crown.  It has been adapted from recipes utilized in my chef competitions.

This recipe makes just a small amount (a little paste goes a long way); therefore, I find that utilizing a scale (weight in grams or oz.) is the simplest and most accurate method to make the feuillette paste. 

Sweetheart Chocolate Torte with Feuillette of Chocolate and Strawberry | urbnspice.com
An eclectic display of Feuillette of Chocolate and Strawberry

The chocolate feuillette paste is made by using cocoa powder for colour and flavour.  The garnish’s chocolate flavour is well pronounced in the finished product. 

The strawberry feuillette paste is made from dried strawberries. I used my food dehydrator to dry thinly sliced strawberries.  This process took about 2 hours to achieve a crisp result.  The dried strawberries are then pulverized in a spice grinder.

Dried Strawberry Slices | urbnspice.com

The strawberry paste made from this powder is delightfully tasty, with just enough texture to create a translucence appearance!  My grandchildren say they look like fairy wings, as you can see from the video. 

A Feuillet of Strawberry

It is important not to over bake the strawberry feuillette, as they will lose their delicate pink hue.  I did not use any food colouring in my feuillette paste recipe; however, you can add a drop or two of pink or red food colouring to achieve the desired colour. 

Strawberry Feuillette Paste | urbnspice.com
Feuillette of Strawberry
Feuillet of Strawberry | urbnspice.com
The feuillet of strawberry reminds me of fairy wings – ethereal and translucent
Chocolate Feuillette Paste | urbnspice.com
Feuillette of Chocolate
Feuillet of Chocolate | urbnspice.com

Feuillette of Chocolate and Strawberry

Yield:  approximately 20 feuillette garnish

CHEF TALK: 

INGREDIENTS: 

  • 21 g all-purpose flour
  • 77 g icing sugar
  • 12 g cocoa powder or strawberry powder
  • 20 ml water
  • 32 g butter, unsalted, melted

METHOD:

  1. Sift the dry ingredients together.
  2. Gradually add the water, then the melted butter.  Stir to combine into a smooth paste.
  3. Spread the paste in a thin layer on Silpat baking mats using an off set spatula.  Start from the bottom of the feuillet and spread upwards.  The bottom will be slightly thicker spreading to a thin imprecise ‘schmear’ (pastry chef slang).
  4. Bake in a 350oF (325oF Convection) for 5 – 6 minutes.  The feuillette will look bubbly and will not show any moist spots. They will crisp up as they cool.
  5. Allow the feuillette to come to room temperature.  Using an off set spatula, slide it under the thickest edge of each feuillet, and slide upwards to lift it gently from the Silpat baking sheet.  Line all the feuillette on a cookie rack until you are ready to decorate the torte. 

CHEF TIP:  These garnishes are very fragile, light and almost see-through delicate.  Make as many as you need at a time (make a few extra to allow for breakage).  Store any unused paste in a covered container in the refrigerator.  Bring the paste to room temperature before using.  Store any extra baked feuillette in an airtight container at room temperature.  They are excellent crumbled on ice cream, crème brûlée, panna cotta or simply nibble on them.

Sweetheart Chocolate Torte with Feuillette of Chocolate and Strawberry | urbnspice.com

LEARNING TIPS:  

Please CLICK the link above to access my Urb’n’Spice LEARNING TIPS, which are listed alphabetically on the Learning Tips blog post under the following subheadings:

  • Favourite Kitchen Tools: Spatula
  • Oven Temperature Accuracy
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Denise Paré-Watson

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