Chocolate Dipping Eggs with Shortbread "Soldiers"
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4 eggs cups
100g white chocolate, cut into small chunks
50g dark chocolate, cut into small chunks
100ml double cream
dash of Grand Marnier (optional)
mini chocolate eggs
Shortbread
100g plain flour
50g icing sugar
100g butter
50g cornflour or rice flour
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To make the shortbread, combine all the ingredients in a food processor until they form a dough.
Roll in cling and leave in the fridge to rest. Pre-set oven to 180oC. Brush a baking tray with oil
and then line with non-stick parchment paper. Roll the shortbread as thin as you can and then cut
into strips 2 cm x 5 cm approximately. Place on a tray and bake until light golden - 15-20 minutes.
Cool on a cooling rack.
Brush the inside of the egg cups lightly with oil and then line with cling film.
Place in the freezer. Melt the white chocolate in a bowl over hot, not boiling water.
Make sure the bowl and the water don't touch. When melted, spread the chocolate inside the
egg cups and then place back in the freezer. Bring the cream and Grand Marnier to the boil
and whisk in the dark chocolate. Set aside to cool.
Take the egg cups from the freezer and remove the chocolate, peel away the cling.
Place a few mini chocolate eggs in the bottom of the egg cup and place the white chocolate
shell on top. Fill with the dark chocolate mixture. Serve with a few shortbread soldiers on the side.
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