Homemade Chocolate Twists

in #food7 years ago (edited)

It has been raining cats and dogs over the last 24hrs in Melbourne. I was hoping for a reprieve this afternoon in order to take my little one outside to play. But to no avail. It’s been raining and raining and raining. Winter is here and we can feel it. In the higher mountains of Victoria it has already snowed close to 40 cm. I quickly check the local newspapers and learnt that I was awfully wrong according to the latest headlines: “Get your snow gear ready, because Victoria's alpine resorts are more than knee-deep in snow - with some experiencing their best snow depth in almost two decades. Mount Hotham has recorded the deepest snow depth in 18 years.” They are at a season total of 75cm at Mount Hotham, 50cm at Mt Buller and 30cm at Lake Mountain, which is not too far from where I live. Winter is well and truly here.

In such a weather I felt like I needed more comfort food. Last night we had some family friends over and I prepared all of the recipes that I’ve previously prepared for the Cook With Us competition. The week before I made a chicken roulade and with the left over homemade puff pastry I made some chocolate twists. It was just something random I did and didn’t have high hope of how it would turn out. But weirdly enough it tasted amazing. Confident that the recipe was a winner I made it again last night for my guests and all of them were gone midway through the night. My husband thought that we needed more and he managed to convince me to make some today.

In case anyone of you feel like trying it, please do not hesitate to try the recipe I provide today. It is very simple and quick and all you need is some patience when making the plot. You can save it for a couple of days and they taste just as good as the first day. I’ve tried the recipe with both Nutella and Hazelnut spread. They both are as good but I have a slight preference for the Hazelnut spread. Just as I was preparing the twists my sister-in-law was doing the same based on my recipe. And hers turned out really good as well.

Ingredients:

  • 250g butter
  • 250g flour
  • 100ml cold water
  • Hazelnut spread
 

Methods:

1. On a cooking board, mix the flour and butter into a dough. make a well in the centre and add the water and combine well to have a firm rough dough.

 

2. Roll out on a lightly floured board into a rectangle. Fold a third of the pastry into the centre, then fold the bottom third up over that. Give dough a quarter turn and roll out again. Repeat folding and rolling four times. Chill pastry for 30 minutes before using.

 

3. On a board, roll the dough flat and add the hazelnut spread.

     

4. Then, starting from one end, roll the dough up tightly into a log.

   

5. Slice it lengthwise to expose layer after layer of the hazelnut covered dough.

 

6. Then just twist the pieces to form a braid and pinch them securely on the end.

     

7. Apply egg york on the pastry, coat with either sugar or almond flakes, and bake in the oven for 30mins at 180 degrees celsius.

     

8. Finish off by sprinkling some sugar on the twists and you should have something great to dip in your tea or coffee for breakfast.

 

I hope you enjoy it!

Bon appétit!

 
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Looks delicious!!! and we could use some of your rain!!

Thank you. I thought the drought was over ? We’ve had 3 big days of rain and the lakes around the area where I leave are mostly overflowing. On the other hand the pelicans and swans are back.

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Thank you for sharing a delicious recipe!

Mmmmm.....chocolate

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Wow, these look amazing.

Thank you @choogirl they taste amazing too. I’ll have to look for the vegan version to share with you.

Oh yum. I'd be ALL over that. It would just be the butter that needs replacing. Vegan hazelnut spread is not too difficult to come by. I cannot trust myself with this one.
http://shop.justins.com/Chocolate-Hazelnut-Butter/p/JNB-000490&c=JustinsNutButters

Looks so good! I wonder what would happened if you folded it over more like you do with butter in a croissant. Nevertheless looks like the perfect breakfast, snack and dessert

Thank you @justinrogers. I didn’t upload the picture of it but I did make a version which looks similar to a mini croissants. It works well however depending on the he size you’ll need to keep a close eye on the temperature.

Ah I see, thanks for the insight!

These look sooo good! That pastry looks so flaky I can practically taste it from here. Definitely adding these beauties to the winter-comfort arsenal! Your shots look amazing too, all warm and fuzzy feeling, nailed the comfort food vibe! Congrats on your curie vote, well deserved!

Thank you @whattheduck. Took the pics late afternoon so it was a combination of natural light and inside light. Happy they turned out nicely.

Oh my word @foodforsoul, this looks absolutely delectable, definitely going to be making this sometime soon! Your photos are amazing as well, congrats on the curie upvote, well deserved:)

Thank you @lizelle much appreciated. It tasted really good too.

Its starting to get cold on Brisbane too. We definitely feel that winter is coming.. I could only imaging how coooold it is in Melbourne!!
These look delicious @foodforsoul:) one of my favorite and fast treats to make! I cut them into pinwheels usually. Both fillings are delicious with these:) a great comforting treat for a cold wintery day🤗

Wow I didn’t expect it to be cold in Queensland too. We are travelling north to Cairns in a few weeks so hopefully we get some good weather there. As to the post I think making the dough by hand make a big difference to the taste and texture of the pastry.

Mmmmm these look so yum! Sometimes it's the simplest things that are the best. I'm not typically a big Nutella or hazelnut fan, but I can see how easy it would be to just swap out the filling and try about 100 different varieties. haha Thanks for sharing!

I’m sure you can try various options and it will taste just as amazing. If you make them please share a post with us. Thank you.