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"Nutella" inspired

Nutella inspired recipe

(Made with my Thermomix)

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●90 g of sugar (powder sugar)

●130 g of ground hazelnuts

●60 g of excellent quality dark chocolate (cut in pieces)

●70 g of sweet butter (if you can find lactose free)

●100g of milk (I use lactose free milk)

Because I have a Thermomix, I can turn regular granulated sugar into powder sugar ; whole hazelnuts into ground ones and chocolate into a fine paste. 

But I bet any good food processor will do the same.

So mix your 90 g of powder sugar with ground hazelnut.

Add the 60g of dark chocolate and grind away until it turns into a paste.

Add the butter and milk in the Thermomix and let it melt and blend 3 minutes, speed 2 on 50 degrees (I am French, so mind you :: I am talking Celsius). Then mix 5 seconds at speed 9.

Without the Thermomix ::

You can do this in a saucepan on low heat (remember to  keep a close eye  on your milk :) ) and then add your butter and milk mixture  into your food processor . 

Mix everything  at maximum speed.

Transfer into a glass jar.

I do refrigerate because it contains milk. I simply get it out of the fridge ahead of time  to make sure it is a nice spreadable consistency.

Enjoy !

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"There is beauty in simplicity" :: a new collection in the shop

new collection is in the shop 

Oh the joy ....

* of making drift wood door handles for our new and finished guest quarter !

DIY soon to follow !

* finally sewing this baby blanket from Piawallen (bought in Sweden last year) into a long dorsal pillow for our sofa.

* finally dip-painted this old twig cage that somehow I like so much.

* harvesting seeds for cooking use (here fennel)

 

* enjoying and welcoming friends and family in our new guest house.  Loving the artwork from one of my favorite fiber art artist :: Feed the Dog, now hanging on the wall as we come in that new space.

* feeling so grateful every time we go and collect our daily egg (so far only two of our four Marans chicken are laying eggs...)

* feeling very grateful for the time my husband put into transforming an old small building on our land into a fantastic chicken house ). Salvaging wine crates, carefully re-using every scarps of woof found on site and turning them into a eco-lodge for our chicken !

* loving those so delicious "Bulle" from my favorite place in Stockholm :: Fabrique brought especially by my hubby for his 3 girls... The cardamon one is my favorite !