Bahibe, Rose Tea and Pistachio dessert by Chef Gerald Tan
Plated desserts

Bahibe, Rose Tea and Pistachio

Made with Bahibé 46%

An original recipe by Gerald Tan
Makes 12 portions

6 steps

Recipe Step by Step

Step01

Bahibe Rose Tea Cremeux

292g Cream
270g Milk
120g Yolk
60g Sugar
420g Bahibe 46% Milk Chocolate
4.5g Gelatin sheets
10g Rose Black Tea
 

1.    Bloom gelatin in water.
2.    Warm the milk until simmering. 
3.    Steep the tea in the milk. Strain then rescale and add in cream.
4.    Warm the mixture. 
5.    Temper in yolks and sugar.
6.    Cook to 82C.
7.    Pour into the chocolate then stick blend to emulsify.
8.    Pour into round molds. Freeze until ready to use.

Step02

Chocolate Dentelle

80g Butter
100g Glucose
100g Cocoa mass
320g Sugar
20g Cocoa powder
160g Cold water

1.    Warm the butter and glucose.
2.    Add in the cocoa mass and melt in very low heat. 
3.    Turn off the heat.
4.    Mix the sugar and cocoa powder then add in to butter mixture.
5.    Add in cold water. Cool.
6.    Spread a thin sheet on a parchment lined sheet pan.
7.    Bake 330F for about 10-15 minutes until bubbles stop popping then quickly cut into round shapes with a ring cutter while hot.

Step03

Chocolate Sable

310g Butter
136g Icing sugar
2g Salt
46g Eggs
174g Ground almond
270g All purpose flour
15g Baking powder
48g Cocoa powder
 

1.    Cream butter, icing sugar and salt.
2.    Add in eggs.
3.    Add in dry ingredients.
4.    Spread in between parchment paper and roll in the sheeter to 3 mm.
5.    Freeze then cut with a fluted cutter slight bigger than the cremeux mold.
6.    Bake 325F for 10-15 minutes in between a perforated silicone mat with a sheet pan on top to hold the weight down.

Step04

Pistachio Praline

300g Pistachio, shelled
150g Sugar
3.75g Sea salt

1.    Toast the pistachios for 5 minutes in a 350F oven.
2.    Caramelize the sugar then pour on the pistachio on a sheetpan. Add the salt.
3.    Cool down then mix in the robot coupe until it comes out like a loose paste consistency.

Step05

Cardamom Bahibe Ganache Monte

400g Cream 35%
160g Bahibe 46% Milk Chocolate
20g Sugar
5g Vanilla paste
4g Gelatin sheets 
2g Cardamom powder

1.    Bloom the gelatin sheets in ice water.
2.    Heat the cream, sugar, cardamom and vanilla paste. Bring to a boil.
3.    Turn off then add in bloomed gelatin.
4.    Pour the cream on the chocolate. Stick blend.
5.    Cool down for at least 12 hours.
6.    Whip the mixture until medium peak. Pipe on to quenelle molds.
7.    Save some of the mixture for piping on top of the cremeux.

Step06

Oreo Tuile

255g Butter
270g Egg white
390g Sugar
100g Flour
90g Cocoa powder
2.5g Vanilla paste

1.    Melt butter then cool to room temperature.
2.    Whisk egg whites and sugar to soft peaks.
3.    Mix in cooled butter.
4.    Sift all purpose flour and cocoa powder.
5.    Add into eggwhites.
6.    Mix until incorporated.
7.    Spread on tuile mold and make at 325 F for 6-8 minutes.

Assembly and finishing

Bahibe, Rose Tea and Pistachio dessert by Chef Gerald Tan

Coating Spray:

100g Cocoa butter
100g Satilia 62% Dark Chocolate

  • Spray both the cremeux and quenelle with the chocolate coating mix.
  • Place the cremeux on top of the sable.
  • Pipe the ganache monte on top leaving room in the center for the pistachio praline.
  • Place the round dentelle off center then place the quenelle on top.
  • Place the tuile on top of the quenelle then garnish with thin round chocolate discs.