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Immaculada

Made with Amatika Blanche 35%

An original recipe by Frédéric Bau

6 steps

Makes six Ø16cm desserts

Recipe Step by Step

Step01

PLANT-BASED AMATIKA 46% CRÉMEUX

20g Potato starch
680g Water
68g Glucose DE60
670g AMATIKA 46%

Total weight: 1438g 

Mix the starch with 100g of water. Heat the water and glucose to 175°F (80°C), add the water and starch mixture and bring to a boil for 2/3 minutes. Gradually pour the hot mixture onto the melted couverture. Mix straight away thoroughly using an immersion blender to make a perfect emulsion. Leave to set in the refrigerator, preferably for 12 hours.
Step02

AMATIKA BLANCHE 35% WHIPPED GANACHE

720g Water
26g Potato starch
11g Flax fiber
570g AMATIKA BLANCHE 35%
120g Cocoa butter

710g Coconut pulp

Total weight : 2157g

Mix a small amount of water with the starch and flaxseed, and set aside.
Heat the water to approximately 185°F (85°C), then add the water, starch and flaxseed mixture and bring to a boil for 1 to 2 minutes.
Gradually pour the hot mixture over the partially melted couverture chocolate and cocoa butter.
Immediately mix to make a perfect emulsion.
Add the cold coconut purée and blend again.
Leave to set in the refrigerator, preferably for 12 hours.
Step03

PLANT-BASED COCONUT SPONGE

570g Coconut pulp
270g Sugar
110g Grated coconut
9,5g Potato protein isolate 95%
15g Baking powder
310g Mix of chickpea, rice and buckwheat flours
6g Salt

Total weight : 1290,5g 

Mix together the coconut purée, sugar and grated coconut.
Leave to hydrate for 15 minutes.
Add the sifted dry ingredients.
Store in the refrigerator before cooking or use straightaway.
Step04

AMATIKA BLANCHE 35% COATING

18g Sugar
0,6g Carob gum
0,6g Kappa carrageenan
260g Water
110g AMATIKA BLANCHE 35%

Total weight: 390g

Mix together the sugar, carob gum and kappa.
Add the mixture to the water and bring to a boil.
Gradually pour this onto the couverture and start emulsifying with a spatula, before finishing off with an immersion blender.
Immediately pour the emulsion onto a completely flat hot plate (heated to approx. 175°F or 80°C).
Tilt the tray to one side and the other so the coating is level across the entire surface.
Store in the refrigerator.
Step05

COCONUT NECTAR

3g Sugar
2,45g Pro-Pannacotta Iota
320g Coconut purée

Total weight: 353,45g

Mix together the sugar and Iota.
Sprinkle them onto the cold coconut purée.
Blend until homogeneous. Heat to 185°F (85°C).
Immediately pour into a tray. Store in the refrigerator.
Step06

AMATIKA BLANCHE 35% SPRAY MIX

18g Cocoa butter
42g AMATIKA BLANCHE 35%

Total weight: 60g

Melt the ingredients together.
To give your spray mix a velvety finish, heat the mixture to 105/115°F (40/45°C) and spray it onto your frozen product.

Assembly and finishing

Immaculada

Make the Amatika 46% crémeux and the Amatika Blanche and coconut whipped ganache a day in advance.
Make the coconut sponge on the day you make your dessert. Pipe 215g of the mix into a 14cm ring. On a baking sheet at 340/355°F (170/180°C) for 6/8 minutes. Once the sponge has cooled, use a piping bag to pipe out 220g of Amatika 46% crémeux. Freeze. Using a mixer fitted with a whisk, whisk the Amatika Blanche and coconut whipped ganache until stiff peaks form. Place the sponge and crémeux insert in the center of a 16cm ring, then pipe the Amatika Blanche whipped ganache all the way around, taking care not to make any air bubbles. Smooth the top of the ring, then add some more ganache, creating a wavy effect on the surface. Trim any excess from the ring’s edges. Freeze.
Once frozen, remove the dessert from its mold and set it aside.
Place a 40×40cm tray for ganache in an oven set to 175°F (80°C). Make the Amatika Blanche coating, then immediately let it run all around the tray, tilting it to one side and the other to level it. Leave to cool for 30 minutes before cutting it into strips to decorate the dessert. If you use the full amount of coating (390g), you can make a slightly thicker and silkier coating. Make the Amatika 46% or Amatika Blanche 35% spray, depending on your preferences, then use at 105°F (40°C) in a spray gun to create a beautiful velvety effect. Finish by gently placing drops of coconut nectar on the top of the dessert.

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