Walnut Rings with Chocolate Cream

1. 

egg white 1.75 oz (50 g) • salt • lemon-juice

Whisk the egg whites and pinch of salt until stiff. Add a few drops of lemon juice...

2. 

powdered sugar 5.25 oz (150 g)

... and sugar, whisk again.

3. 

ground walnuts 4.5 oz (125 g) • flour medium 1 oz (25 g)

Stir in the walnuts and flour, whisk again.

4. 

Put the dough into the piping bag fitted with a wider nozzle.

5. 

Pipe 36 small dollops in adequate width from each other on the tray covered with baking paper. The dough will be split into the small rings.

6. 

Bake-dry the rings at the temperature around 150-320°F (160°C) for 20 minutes. Let the baked rings cool, thereafter take from the tray (with the knife detach them from the paper).

7. 

unsalted butter 3.5 oz (100 g) • powdered sugar 0.75 oz (20 g) • cooking chocolate 1.5 oz (40 g)

Melt the chocolate in a water bath. Beat the butter with sugar, stir in the melted chocolate, but not hot.

8. 

Spread the chocolate cream over half of rings. Cover with the other half of rings.

9. 

chocolate • decoration

Decorate with melted chocolate and Christmas decoratings.