FYI this is not good for ladies that are preggers. The egg yolk will cook fine, it is the egg white that doesn't get cooked, and egg white will actually harber the bacteria.
Ok, try this recipie.
The only thing I can see from your other recipie is that I don't think you really need that much egg yolk. It would make your mouse too fatty and make it look more like a pudding.
You do have to really like strong chocolate though, as proper mouse will not work with milk chocolate try using corveture chocolate, or a high quality cooking chocolate, it doesn't have to be an eating choc, if your using a high quality one.
Dark Chocolate mouse
170g of dark bitter chocolate. it needs to ba between 60-70% cocoa.
80ml of full fat milk
1 egg yolk
4 egg whites
20 g caster sugar.
Chop choclate up, place in a shallow heatproof bowl. Place bowl over a pot of dimmering water (taking care to not let the water touch the bowl) until the chocolate has melted. Remove from pan.
Bring the milk to the boil and pour onto the melted chocolate, stiring with a whisk as you pour. Now add the egg yolk and mix thouroughly with the wisk. It is important that you do this quickly as it will cook the egg yolk.
At this stage test the temp of your mixture, you should be able to dip a finger in whitout burning it (about 40 degrees) and allow it to cool.
While cooling whisk your eggwhites to firm peaks, adding the sugar pinch by pinch.
Now take only a third of the egg white mixture and fold it through your cooled chocolate mixture, wisk briefly and proceed to fold the remainder of the egg whites through.
Once combined either put in small cups or a large bowl.
This one tastes devine but is very rich if you use the correct chocolate.
Milk chocolate has too much fat in it and effects the consistency of your mouse.
If you want to change the flavour, add only the milk protion.
Egg whites should be fresh and cool, but not icy cold.
Try that.
Last edited by kungfubecca; July 3rd, 2007 at 11:49 AM.
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