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{{short description|Glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries made from chocolate and cream}}

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Ganache ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ə|ˈ|n|æ|ʃ}} or {{IPAc-en|ɡ|ə|ˈ|n|ɑː|ʃ}};"Ganache". Merriam-Webster Online, accessed 27 July 2023 {{IPA-fr|ɡanaʃ|lang}}) is a glaze, icing, sauce, or filling for pastries, made from chocolate and cream.BOOK

Preparation

{{unreferenced section|date = November 2019}}Ganache is a chocolate preparation, normally made by heating equal parts by weight of cream and chopped chocolate, warming the cream first, then pouring it over the chocolate. The mixture is then typically left to rest for a short period (between 3 and 10 minutes generally, dependent on volume) before it is stirred or blended until smooth, with liqueurs or extracts added if desired. The resting period allows the hot cream to increase the temperature of the bowl and its contents. If one were to blend immediately this would introduce air reducing the temperature and preventing the chocolate from melting consistently. Butter is generally added to give the ganache a shiny appearance and smooth texture. Adding corn syrup also gives it a shiny color and is used to sweeten the ganache without the crystallization side effect that comes from other sugars. Depending on the kind of chocolate used, for what purpose the ganache is intended, and the temperature at which it will be served, the ratio of chocolate to cream is varied to obtain the desired consistency. Typically, two parts chocolate to one part cream are used for filling cakes or as a base for making chocolate truffles, while one to one is commonly used as a glaze. If using white chocolate, a ratio of 3 parts chocolate to 1 part cream is standard. Heavy whipping cream is generally preferred, to make a creamier, thicker ganache. This pairs well with dark chocolate between 60 and 82%. If the chocolate should seize while being mixed with the warm cream, adding tablespoon by tablespoon of hot water to the mixture can remedy the problem.Cooled ganache can be whipped to increase volume and spread as icing to cover a cake. It becomes thicker as it cools. Ganache is also poured into a mold or terrine while warm, and allowed to set or cool. Once cool, it can be removed from the mold and sliced similarly to pâté.

History

It is said that ganache was originally invented in the 1850s in France during an accident in which water was poured over chocolate.JOURNAL, Saglio, Aurelie, Bourgeay, Julien, Socrate, Romain, Canette, Alexis, Cuvelier, Gerard, October 2018, Understanding the structure of ganache: Link between composition and texture,weblink International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, 13, 29–37, 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2018.05.003, 139756329, 27 July 2023, Ganache or crème ganache was originally a kind of chocolate truffle introduced by the Paris playwright-turned-confectioner Paul Siraudin, and first documented in 1869.'Jeanne', "Correspondance: Jeanne à Florence", Journal des Demoiselles 37:27 (1869) Siraudin named the sweet after a popular Vaudeville comedy debuted in that year by his contemporary Victorien Sardou called Les Ganaches ("The Chumps").Oxford English Dictionary 3rd edition online, 2015, s.v.BOOK ,

Gallery

File:Blueberry Papaya Cucumber Juice and Chocolate Cake with Ganache 1.jpg|Ganache being poured atop a cakeFile:PBfudge ganache.jpg|Peanut butter fudge covered in ganacheFile:Chocolate cake with ganache frosting.jpg|A chocolate cake with ganache frostingFile:Ganache.ogg|A video of making ganacheFile:00 Ganaché de chocolate.jpg|Shiny appearance of ganache

See also

• Enrobing — a chocolate coating process
• Chocolate tempering

References

External links

• {{Commons category-inline|Ganache}}

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