Today
is both Valentine's Day and the second anniversary for Unleash Your
Taste. In the Niagara Region we are experiencing a true taste of
winter with temperatures only reaching -19° Celsius for a high, but
the air warms beautifully with the joys of Valentine's Day and the
love we share.
Unleash
Your Taste has had absolutely wonderful support from readers in
the past two years. Now embarking on a third, more articles are being
planned, adding to the recipes and the joy of cooking.
For
Valentine's Day I have two simple treats which take only minutes to
prepare. The first has my favourite thing of all – wonton wrappers
– cut into heart shapes and deep fried. These tasty treats will
bring a smile on anybody's face especially when offered with a glass
of champagne. Using a larger heart shaped cookie cutter I rolled out
a sheet of puff pastry and baked the Puffed Hearts in my BBQ of all
things, they took only 8 to 10 minutes.
Anyone
can buy a box of chocolates or some heart shaped cake, but nothing is
more precious than making something yourself for the one you love.
And I promise you it is very easy.
My
Deep Fried Heart
1
pack of wonton wrappers
small
heart shaped cookie cutter
1
cup chocolate pieces (I used Lindt)
icing
sugar
oil
for deep frying
Take
wonton sheets in pairs, cut out heart shapes,
and
run your finger with water all around the edge of one cut out heart.
Place
a piece of chocolate cut to size in the middle.
Cover
with second heart cut out and pinch firmly all around to seal.
Heat
oil for deep frying, drop four hearts in at a time.
Turn
over in ten seconds and remove as soon as a little browning appears,
and drain.
Then
dust with the icing sugar and serve.
(A
twin pack of wonton wrappers makes 28 hearts)
Heart
Puffs
2
sheets of puff pastry
1
large shaped cookie cutter
2
tbsp melted butter
1
cup chocolate pieces (I used Lindt)
Preheat
oven to 375°
Roll
out puff pastry sheet and cut out heart shapes.
Place
on a cookie baking tray covered by parchment paper.
Place
cut out puff hearts, brush with melted butter and bake
for
approximately ten minutes or till light brown.
Now
creativity can come in with Heart Puffs and your own garnishments can
be used. I put chunks of chocolate simply on top. Another
alternative is when the hearts come out of the oven you simply cut a
small portion out of the centre and fill it with a jam or fruit, even
top off with freshly whipped cream.
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