- Chocolate short crust pastry
- 130g butter
- 80g icing sugar
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 vanilla pod (cut lengthways and remove the seeds
- 25g almond meal
- 1 egg
- 200g flour
- 10g Callebaut Cocoa Powder CP
- Chocolate Soufflé
- 80g Dark Chocolate Callebaut Strong 70-30-38NV
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 egg whites
Ingredients
Method
Chocolate short crust pastry
Mix together 130g butter, 80g icing sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 1 vanilla pod (cut lengthways and remove the seeds).
Sieve together and mix 25g almond meal, 1 egg, 200g flour, 10g Callebaut Cocoa Powder CP. Leave to cool in the fridge (for about 4 hours).
Roll out the chocolate short crust pastry. Create tartlet shapes 8 cm diameter and 2.5 cm high. Bake at 180°C. Leave to cool.
Chocolate Soufflé
Melt 80g Dark Chocolate Callebaut Strong 70-30-38NV.
Mix 3 egg yolks with the chocolate.
Whip and fold 3 egg whites into the cooled chocolate mixture. Pour immediately into the tartlets and bake for +/- 10 minutes at 180°C
Finishing and presentation
Serve with a vanilla crème anglaise or with a green tea sorbet.
The Staff Canteen team are taking a different approach to keeping our website independent and delivering content free from commercial influence. Our Editorial team have a critical role to play in informing and supporting our audience in a balanced way. We would never put up a paywall – The Staff Canteen is open to all and we want to keep bringing you the content you want; more from younger chefs, more on mental health, more tips and industry knowledge, more recipes and more videos. We need your support right now, more than ever, to keep The Staff Canteen active. Without your financial contributions this would not be possible.
Over the last 16 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals. As members and visitors, your daily support has made The Staff Canteen what it is today. Our features and videos from the world’s biggest name chefs are something we are proud of. We have over 560,000 followers across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Our editorial and social media team are creating and delivering engaging content every day, to support you and the whole sector - we want to do more for you.
A single coffee is more than £2, a beer is £4.50 and a large glass of wine can be £6 or more.
Support The Staff Canteen from as little as £1 today. Thank you.