{"id":1676,"date":"2017-06-27T08:17:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T08:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2017-06-27T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T09:03:12","slug":"chocolate-crepes-filled-with-brandied-bananas-chocolate-sauce-for-world-chocolate-day-this-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/chocolate-crepes-filled-with-brandied-bananas-chocolate-sauce-for-world-chocolate-day-this-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Crepes filled with Brandied Bananas & Chocolate Sauce for World Chocolate Day this July!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, July 7th<\/sup>, the world will be celebrating one of the sweetest days of the year – World Chocolate day! With this day marked specifically for cocoa laded items, it is an excuse for you to indulge in all your favourite assortments.<\/p>\n

Granny Mouse Country House & Spa love celebrating this special day and this year, Culinary Artist, Kirstie Du Toit has created a chocolate infused dessert recipe, which is sure to end your World Chocolate day off with a smile.<\/p>\n

Recipe: Chocolate Crepes filled with Brandied Bananas & Chocolate Sauce<\/p>\n

To make the crepes you will need: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

220g\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All Purpose Flour<\/p>\n

2Tbsp\u00a0\u00a0 Unsweetened Cocoa Powder<\/p>\n

1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Egg, beaten<\/p>\n

312ml\u00a0\u00a0 Milk<\/p>\n

Method:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sift the flour and the cocoa powder into a bowl.<\/p>\n

Make a well in the middle and add the beaten egg.<\/p>\n

Gradually mix in the flour by folding the flour from the sides into the egg.<\/p>\n

Slowly add in the milk and mix well.<\/p>\n

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a lid and let it stand for 30min before use.<\/p>\n

Heat a pan on low heat and spray with non-stick spray.<\/p>\n

Drop 1 teaspoon of oil into the pan and make sure to cover the surface of the pan.<\/p>\n

Pour in the crepe mix, the amount you pour into the pan depends on how thick your crepes will be.<\/p>\n

Spread the mixture evenly over the pan and cook until the sides come loose, then flip over.<\/p>\n

Cook the other side for a few minutes and remove onto a plate.<\/p>\n

Continue this until the mixture is finished.<\/p>\n

Cover the pancakes with cling wrap until needed.<\/p>\n

What you will need for the brandied bananas:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bananas, thinly sliced<\/p>\n

1 tot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandy<\/p>\n

30g\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brown Sugar<\/p>\n

30g\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Butter<\/p>\n

Method:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In a pan, melt the butter over a high heat.<\/p>\n

Add in the bananas, but make sure that they don\u2019t overlap; you want to brown them evenly.<\/p>\n

Once brown on both sides, add in the sugar and brandy.<\/p>\n

Use a lighter and set the brandy on fire, do be careful that you don\u2019t burn yourself.<\/p>\n

Once the flame dies, it means the alcohol has cooked out.<\/p>\n

Remove from the heat and set aside.<\/p>\n

What you will need for the chocolate sauce:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

100g\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dark Chocolate<\/p>\n

100ml\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cream<\/p>\n

15ml\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Butter<\/p>\n

Method:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Place a pot filled with water on the stove and bring to the boil.<\/p>\n

Get a glass or metal bowl that is big enough to fit on the pot, however, the bottom should not touch the water.<\/p>\n

Bring the water down to a simmer.<\/p>\n

Put the chocolate in the bowl and place over the pot and then melt the chocolate slowly. Add the butter.<\/p>\n

Then, heat the cream and butter.<\/p>\n

Once the chocolate is melted add in the heated cream mix and whisk well.<\/p>\n

Make sure all the ingredients are well incorporated.<\/p>\n

To assemble:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Take a crepe and place some banana in the middle in a straight line.<\/p>\n

Drizzle some chocolate sauce over and roll up.<\/p>\n

Continue until the crepes are done.<\/p>\n

If desired, drizzle some more chocolate sauce over the crepes.<\/p>\n

Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.<\/p>\n

Delicious!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Friday, July 7th, the world will be celebrating one of the sweetest days of the year – World Chocolate day! With this day marked specifically for cocoa laded items, it is an excuse for you to indulge in all your favourite assortments. Granny Mouse Country House & Spa love celebrating this special day and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1676"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1695,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1676\/revisions\/1695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.goldfishcommunications.co.za\/a\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}