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Tangerine and orange blossom chocolate bonbon

Quantity 36 tangerine and orange blossom chocolate bonbons

Florence Lesage's Easter recipe (and beyond) for chocolate, mandarin, and orange blossom candies!

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1

Tangerine and orange blossom chocolate bonbon

Ingredients
  •  Tangerine and mango fruit paste 300 g
  •  Orange-flavored dark and milk ganache 225 g
  • VALRHONA Caraïbe dark chocolate 66% 750 g
  • 1 frame (for 36 bonbons) 19,5 ²x1 cm
Preparation

Make the tangerine and mango fruit paste.

Then pour the preparation into frames (19.5 x 19.5 x 1cm) placed on top of flat baking pans.
Leave to set for 24 hours. Then make the tangerine ganache and pour it over the fruit paste, smoothing its surface with a ruler.
Leave to set for at least 12 hours at 60°F (16°C).
Give both sides some very thin layers of chocolate coating, then use a guitar cutter to cut it into 3cm-long bonbons.
Use the tempered couverture to coat the bonbons.
Finally decorate using a rabbit stencil and leave to set before removing the stencil. Store at 0°F (-17°C).

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Tangerine and mango fruit paste

Ingredients
Preparation

Check the purées’ pH. If it is above 3.5, add lemon juice. If it is below 3.5, add trisodium citrate solution.

Heat the tangerine and mango purées to 105°F (40°C). Add the first portion of sugar mixed with the yellow pectin. Boil, then, in three stages, add the glucose and sugar mixed with the isomalt.
It is very important not to let the mixture drop below 160°F (70°C) to prevent it from congealing.
Then cook the fruit paste at 223°F (106°C) (75.5° Brix), adding the tartaric acid solution at the end of the process.
Pour into frames and leave to cool, covering with parchment paper an hour later to prevent the fruit paste from drying out. Set aside.

3

Tartaric acid solution

Ingredients
  • Tartaric acid 1 g
  • Water 1 g
Preparation

Boil the water and pour it into the tartaric acid. Mix, cover with plastic wrap and place in the microwave for 2 minutes so it melts thoroughly. Store in pipettes.

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Orange-flavored dark and milk ganache

Ingredients
  • Adamance tangerine purée 31 g
  • Orange zest 1 g
  • Organic orange blossom water 7 g
  • SOSA Glucose DE60 9 g
  • Inverted sugar 9 g
  • Sorbitol powder 10 g
  • Butter 13 g
  • VALRHONA Jivara milk chocolate 40% 58 g
  • Cocoa butter 12 g
  • VALRHONA Caraïbe dark chocolate 66% 50 g
  • Heavy cream 9 g
  • Butter 14 g
  • Magic Temper cocoa butter 2 g
Preparation

Bring the tangerine purée and orange zest to a simmering boil to pasteurize them.
Add the orange blossom water, sugars and butter.
Cool to 86/91°F (30/33°C). Melt the couvertures and cocoa butter at 86/91°F (30/33°C).
Make the emulsion in a blender, then add the heavy cream.
Stir in the creamed butter and finish by adding the cocoa butter (processed using the Magic Temper).
Pour into frames and leave to set at 60°F (16°C).

About the chef Pastry chef

Florence Lesage, renowned pastry chef, has always dreamed of becoming a chocolatière. Originally from the Hauts de France region, she trained at the Lycée Hôtelier Notre Dame de la Providence. World vice-champion in pastry and confectionery in 2015, she has worked at The Westin Paris-Vendôme Hotel and participated in the Mondial des Arts Sucrés in 2020 with Alexis Beaufils. An independent consultant, she now shares her passion through workshops and demonstrations, and takes part in international culinary events. Florence collaborates with Norohy through recipe creation and represents France in our Norohy Gallery recipe collection. Her favorite ingredient is Vakana, Norohy's vanilla pearl. She embodies innovation and daring in pastry-making, values shared by Norohy.

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