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Gianduja
Preparation info
3 pounds
- Difficulty
Easy
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By Bo Friberg
Published 2003
Gianduja is a creamy chocolate confection flavored with toasted nut paste. While actually a candy, gianduja is also used a great deal in the pastry shop as a flavoring and in fillings. It is quite easy to make, but today, most professionals purchase it from a supplier.
Ingredients
Method
- Lightly toast the hazelnuts and remove the skins. Process the hazelnuts, almonds, and sugar in a high-speed food processor, grinding until the oil begins to separate from the nuts and the mixture forms a thick paste. If the mixture turns into a powder rather than a paste, which can happen if your food processor is not powerful enough, for example, just proceed with the r