Best Jacques Torress Chocolate Leather Recipes

Jacques Torres's Secret Chocolate Chip Cookies image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes twenty-six 5-inch cookies or 8 1/2 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
4 large eggs
3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour
3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 pounds Jacques Torres House (60 percent cocoa) Chocolate or other best-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate; mix until well combined.
Using a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 20 minutes for larger cookies and about 15 minutes for smaller cookies. Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Jacques Torres's Shiny Chocolate Glaze image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes 1 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon water
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 envelope gelatin powder (1/4 ounce)

Steps:

In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water, sugar, heavy cream and cocoa powder. Simmer for about 20 minutes until mixture slightly thickens.
Place 1 tablespoon cold water in a small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over top and let soften 5 minutes. Remove chocolate mixture from the heat and whisk in gelatin mixture until thoroughly combined.
Set over an ice bath and whisk until the glaze thickens and reaches about 80 degrees, about 1 minute.

Jacques Torres's Chocolate Leather image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 1

Dark or milk chocolate

Steps:

Freeze a large marble slab overnight.
Melt chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water.
Ladle a small amount of melted chocolate onto the frozen marble. Working quickly, use an offset spatula to spread the chocolate across the marble into one thin layer. Once smooth, use a knife to cut the chocolate to the desired width. Using the offset spatula, peel the chocolate strip from the marble. The chocolate may then be wrapped around the perimeter of a cake as a decorative element.