Lemon Cassis Bonbons Recipes

LEMON BON BONS

Steps:

• mix butter with sugar till light and fluffy -- add cornstarch and flour, mixing well.refrigerate until easy to handle.about 1-2 hours.
• preheat oven to 350* --
• shape dough into 1" balls.
• Place balls on nuts scattered on waxed paper.
• flatten with bottom of glass .
• put cookies, nut side down on ungreased cookie sheet.
• bake 15 minutes.
• frost with bon bon frosting.
• to prepare BON BON FROSTING:.
• blend sugar, butter and lemon juice.till smooth.if desired, add yellow food coloring.

LEMON CASSIS BONBONS

Steps:

• Make the bonbons: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a Silpat baking mat or parchment paper, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar on medium speed. Add 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract, lemon zest, and salt. Mix to combine.
• Add milk, and reduce mixer speed to low. Slowly add cake flour, and mix until well blended and the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
• Transfer the dough to a clean work surface, and divide in half. Roll each half into a 14-inch-long log. Cut each log into fourteen 1-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a dome. Place domes on prepared baking sheet, spaced 1 1/2 inches apart. If dough becomes too soft to handle, chill for a few minutes.
• Bake bonbons until firm but not golden, 25 to 27 minutes. Transfer bonbons to a wire rack set over a piece of waxed paper to cool.
• Make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together remaining 3 cups confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup hot water, corn syrup, oil, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract until smooth. Add cassis, and stir until smooth.
• Pour half of the warm glaze over the tops of the bonbons. Let bonbons set, about 15 minutes.
• Repeat Step 7. Wait until glaze is dry, then decorate bonbons with royal icing: Place royal icing in a pastry bag fitted wtih the tip of your choice; pipe icing onto bonbons. Place decorated bonbons on a wire rack to set.

CAYENNE GANACHE AND LEMON JELLY FILLED CHOCOLATE BONBONS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the cream, glucose, and cayenne to a boil. Pour over the dark chocolate. Stir until emulsified. Add the butter. Allow to cool to 80 degrees F. Place in a pastry bag.
• Pipe a small amount of the cold Lemon Jelly into a chocolate shell. Pipe the ganache over the jelly. Allow to set overnight in a cool place.
• Seal the ganache with melted dark chocolate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, then turn out of the mold.
• Mix the pectin with the sugar. In a medium saucepan, bring the lemon juice to a boil. Add the sugar and pectin mixture. Add the glucose. Boil to 225 degrees F. Remove from the heat and add the citric acid. Allow to cool, and then refrigerate.

CASSIS BONBON SANDWICH

Steps:

• Line a half sheet pan with a silicone baking mat.
• Bring the cassis puree to a boil in a pot, continuously stirring to prevent scorching. Combine 110 grams of the sugar with the pectin using a whisk, add to the fruit puree and boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the remaining 1000 grams sugar to the fruit puree in three or four batches, continually whisking. Then add the glucose syrup. Continue to cook, whisking, until a candy thermometer inserted in the mixture reaches 225 degrees F. Then whisk in the citric acid. Quickly pour the mixture onto the prepared sheet pan and cool the mixture completely in the refrigerator.
• Cut the fruit pate into 2-by-6-inch strips and sandwich between two chocolate bars to serve.

LEMON CREAM BONBONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, lemon zest, juice and extract. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Cover and freeze for 2 hours., Using a small ice cream scoop, drop mixture by 1-in. balls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Cover and freeze for 1 hour., Working with a few frozen balls at a time, dip into melted chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Let stand until set., Spoon melted candy coating into a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the corner of bag; drizzle coating over candies. Store in the refrigerator. Remove from the refrigerator just before serving.

LEMON-CASSIS MARTINI

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in glass measuring cup. Let stand 10 minutes. Strain into martini shaker or another cup. Mix in cassis. Add ice; shake or stir until very cold. Strain into glasses. Garnish with lemon.

CASSIS-SPLASHED MELON WITH FRENCH VANILLA ICE CREAM & BLACKB

Steps:

• Cut off a sliver of each melon wedge bottom, so that they will sit nicely on a plate.
• Pour 2 tablespoons of cassis liqueur or syrup across each melon wedge.
• Scoop 1 ball of ice cream onto each wedge of melon.
• Garnish each with blackberries and serve.
• Simple as that!