CHOCOLATE PRALINE BRAINS

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Provided by Food Network

Categories dessert

Time 50m

Yield 10 pieces

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 ounces hazelnut praline paste
4 ounces dark chocolate, 58 percent
1 ounce feuilletine
8 ounces almond paste
2 ounces glucose
6 ounces powdered sugar, sifted

Steps:

For the chocolate hazelnut center: Melt the hazelnut praline paste and dark chocolate over a double boiler. Stir in the feuilletine. Stir over an ice bath until cool. Once cooled, scoop out 1 tablespoon of the mixture and roll into spheres. Reserve on a sheet pan until the marzipan is ready.
For the marzipan: Mix the almond paste and glucose in mixer with a paddle attachment. Slowly add the powdered sugar until the consistency of stiff cookie dough. Remove from the bowl and continue mixing by hand until uniform consistency.
To assemble: Roll out a small amount of marzipan into a flat disc. Place a sphere of chocolate hazelnut in the middle of the marzipan disc. Fold up he marzipan over the chocolate, covering the center completely.