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Maria Goretti debuts on India’s first digital HD food channel- India Food
Network
Mumbai, 8th
March 2013 : India Food Network,
India’s first full HD food network and a complete guide to simple and delicious
home cooking celebrates International Women’s Day on 8th March ,2013
with the very gorgeous, talented and yummy mummy Maria Goretti, displaying her culinary skills for the first time
ever on camera. The
India Food Network and culinary diva Maria Goretti, salute every woman for the
demanding roles she plays in each realm of life- the role of a daughter, wife
and mother, with undivided attention and unconditional love - with a special
gourmet dessert crafted by Maria exclusively for the IFN audience!!
The
popular VJ and TV anchor Maria Goretti makes her debut on the India Food
Network, paying an ode to all the women around the world, with a delicious
French Pastry- ‘Paris Brest’ to celebrate this day. Surprise that
special woman in your life with the decadent scrumptious goodness of the Paris
Brest, topped with almonds, hazelnuts and whipped cream or a generous layer of
chocolate ganache- as incredible and divine as the Woman in your life!
The ingredients
of the “ Paris Brest’ reflects and sums up the innumerable moods of a woman-
the tangy sweetness of strawberries, warm and fuzzy chocolate, the nutty rich
flavor of the almonds and hazelnuts- the coming together of so many flavors and
aromas to create that one perfect dessert!!
Make the day
memorable by saying “Thank You” with a delightful Paris Brest and let the woman
in your life cherish the day forever with every bite of this heavenly delight!
Catch the recipe ONLY on Indiafoodnetwork (www.indiafoodnetwork.in) as Maria Goretti dons the chefs hat and sweeps you off the
floor with this lip smacking Paris Brest!
Recipe of
‘Paris Brest’ by Maria Goretti
Ingredients:
For the pastry:
85g
all purpose flour
85g
unsalted butter
½
cup water
½
cup milk
4
eggs
Toppings (Kiddies version- chocolate ganache, strawberries &
whipped cream)
200g
cooking chocolate
125 ml
cream
½ cup
whipping cream
A big
bowl of strawberries
Toppings (Adult’s version- Hazelnut praline &
whipped cream)
1 cup
hazelnuts (toasted at 175 degrees for 10 min)
¼ cup
almond flakes (toasted at 175 degrees for 5-8 min)
Caramel
from 1 cup sugar
Process:
- For the Praline, pour caramel over the toasted nuts and blend in a mixer
- For the pastry: Put the butter in a non-stick pan
- Add ½ cup water
- Add ½ cup milk
- Boil on a medium flame
- Take the pot off the flame and add the all-purpose flour while stirring continuously
- Once well mixed, cook the batter for 5 min, stirring continuously
- Knead the batter well
- Once the batter is cool, start adding the whipped eggs, ½ an egg at a time
Tip
– The batter should meld into a nice gooey consistency that stretches but
doesn’t break
- Put the batter into a piping bag with a ½ inch nozzle at the end
- Take a baking tray lined with silicon paper
- Draw 2 circles using your baking rings as a guide
- Trace out 2 touching, concentric circles inside your mark
- Pipe another circle in between the 2 circles of batter
- Repeat the process for the second pastry
- Brush the batter with milk
- Top with almond flakes
Tip
– Place the rings around the circles of batter to help them retain shape as
they rise
Bake at 200 degrees for
20 min and then at 175 degrees for 30 min
- Once the pastry has cooled, slice them into halves with a serrated knife
- Smear the inside of one pastry with hazelnut praline
- Onto this layer pipe, on roses of whipped cream
- On the other pastry smear chocolate ganache
- Pipe on whipped cream roses
- Top off with a generous dose of strawberries
- Place the top halves of the pastry back on
- Shower with powdered sugar
Your
Paris-Brest Pastry is ready to serve!
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