Method
- Wash the lemon with baking soda, dry it well and grate the zest; set aside.
- Juice the lemon and set aside 15 g of lemon juice.
- Put 340 g white chocolate, in pieces, in the bowl and chop 8 sec / speed 7. Set aside and clean the bowl.
- Weigh 60 g whipping cream and 28 g butter into the bowl and mix 4 min / 80°C / speed 2.
- Add the chopped chocolate and leave it for 2 minutes, then mix 1 min / 50°C / speed 2.
- Scrape down the sides and mix again 30 sec / 50°C / speed 2.
- Repeat this step once more (30 sec / 50°C / speed 2); the mixture should be completely smooth and glossy.
- Now add the zest of the organic lemon, 15 g fresh lemon juice, 2.5 g vanilla extract and the drops of yellow food colouring, and mix 40 sec / speed 2.
- Pour the ganache into a shallow dish and cover with cling film, pressed directly onto the ganache. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
- Add 30 g sugar to the bowl, with a little extra lemon zest if you like, and mix 10 sec / speed 9. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Scoop portions of 15 to 18 g of ganache and roll them between your palms into balls. Roll them through the icing sugar and place them on baking paper. Store in the fridge.
- If the ganache becomes too soft, put it back in the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes.
Liesbeth’s tips
- 🍋 For an even more pronounced lemon flavour, increase the lemon juice to 18 g.
- 🍊 Also delicious with milk chocolate and orange.
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