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Ganache

Chocolate Cream

November 1984
This recipe accompanies the Souvaroffs, one of Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008. Although we’ve retested the recipes, in the interest of authenticity we’ve left them unchanged: The instructions below are still exactly as they were originally printed.
  • 5 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 3 oz semisweet chocolate, cut into bits
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • In a saucepan bring the cream to a boil, remove the pan from the heat, and add the chocolate, stirring the mixture until it is smooth. Let the mixture cool slightly, add the butter and the vanilla, and stir the mixture until it is smooth. Chill the mixture until it is thickened and holds its shape on a spoon. Makes 1/2 cup.
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