DOMINOSTEINE RECIPES

Steps:

• Using all of the ingredients down to the cocoa, knead all the ingredients together and then remove 1/3 of the dough to use as a cover. Roll out the other 2/3 of the dough onto a well-greased cookie sheet.
• Make the filling by combining the almonds, raisins, lemon peel and jam.
• Spread the filling onto the dough on the cookie sheet.
• Roll out the remaining 1/3 of dough and cover the ingredients on the cooking sheet. Bake in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• When done, remove from oven. While still very warm, cut into squares. When cooled decorate with dipping chocolate. This can either be by dipping half of the square into the softened chocolate or by dripping the chocolate over the squares in a zig-zag pattern.

Steps:

• Knead the crumbled marzipan with the sifted icing sugar and 1-2 tablespoons of pear brandy, cover and chill. Bring the cream with the butter to the boil and put to one side. Chop the chocolate coating and melt in the hot butter/cream mixture, stirring constantly with a whisk. Leave to cool and add 3 tablespoons of pear brandy to taste. Cut the candied fruit into slices of about 3 mm. Place the marzipan dough between two sheets of cling film and roll out into a rectangle measuring 17 x 20 cm. Carefully peel off the film and transfer the rolled out marzipan to a platter. Top with the candied fruit.
• Spread the creamy chocolate mixture over it evenly using a palette knife. Chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours. Dip a large knife into hot water to make sure you cut smooth edges for the dominosteine. Cut the cooled dominosteine mass into 2 x 3.5 cm pieces, chill again. Melt the chocolate coating for the glaze.
• Line a baking tray with baking paper. Use a chocolate dipping fork to dip the dominosteine into the chocolate coating, drip off and place onto the baking tray. Chop and melt the white chocolate coating to decorate. Add 1-2 drops of water, stir until smooth, then put the chocolate coating into a small greaseproof paper bag. Cut a little off the top and pipe different domino patterns onto the dry glaze. Keep in a cool place.