Chef's Corner
Valentine Raspberry Hearts
Ingredients
- For the dough:
- 550g wheat flour
- 60g sugar
- 60g KERRYGOLD® IRISH CREAMERY BUTTER 454g
- 220 ml milk
- 1 Medium egg
- 20 g fresh yeast
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For the Icing:
- 200 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp of raspberry essence ( or 4-5 tsp rasberry powder from freeze dried Rasberries)
- 2 tbsp water
- For the Cream:
- 250 g cream
- 200 g mascarpone
- 50 g icing sugar
- 1-2 teaspoons of Rasberry essence (or 5-6 tsp raspberry powder from freeze dried Rasberries)
- In addition:
- 50 ml milk
- Decorative sprinkles
Directions
For the Dough:
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C
- Mix the egg, butter and vanilla extract together before incorporating in the Flour.
- Once combined, add in the milk, yeast and sugar to the flour mixture. Knead to a smooth dough by hand. Cover and leave the dough at room temperature for an hour.
- Place the dough on a floured work surface and roll out about 1-1.5 cm thick. Cut out hearts with a heart cutter (approx. 5 cm tall) and place them on baking paper-lined sheets, cover again for another 30 minutes.
- Brush the hearts with a little milk/egg and bake for 14-16 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
For the Icing:
- mix the icing sugar, raspberry flavoring (or raspberry powder) and a little water. The consistency should be relatively thick. Spread the icing with a small spoon on top of half of the hearts
- Decorate with sprinkles as you wish
For the Cream:
- Mix cream, mascarpone and the icing sugar in a bowl and beat stiffly using the hand stirrer or food processor. Stir in the raspberry powder and add the cream to the lower halves of the heart.
- Place the decorated hearts on top of the cream & voilà
