Snowball pastries for Finland 100- day

Hello guys!

It's been forever.. I have been way too busy with my university to write anything here but hey now I am back! So here is recipe that I created for Finland 100 celebration. I got the inspiration from Finnish winter and typical flavors like mulled wine (glögi), blueberries, cardamom and chocolate.

Ingredients: (6 pastries)
 (Mulled wine foam)

• 1 dl of whipped cream
• 125 g of mascarpone 
•   50g of white chocolate (in pieces)
• 50 g of white chocolate (Melted)
• 2 pieces of gelatine
• 1/2 dl of strong alcohol-free mulled wine (can be found in Scandinavian stores)
• 2 tablespoons of water

 (Blueberry layer)

• 3 pieces of gelatine
• 200 g of blueberries 
• 2 teaspoons of sugar

 (Mascarpone foam)

• 125 g of mascarpone
• 1/2 dl of whipped cream
• 150 g of blueberries

 (Bottom layer)

• 100 g of butter
• 100 g of sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of cardamom
• 100 g of flour
• 0,5 dl of milk

(Topping)

•  250 g of Candy melts (Blue/ Turquoise (Wilton) or Melted chocolate 

Start by whipping the cream and then adding the mascarpone in it. After the mix is even melt the white chocolate (Super gently in the microwave). Add the white chocolate  in to cream-mascarpone mix. Chop the white chocolate and add to the mix. Put gelatin in to the cold water for around 3 minutes so it get soft. Take mulled wine and add to the mix. Boil the water and add the gelatin (squeeze the water put from them before adding in). Add to the mix. Pour the mix in to the  silicone molds and put to the freezer for 30 minutes. ¨

For the blueberry filling take the gelatin and put it to cold water for about 3 minutes so it gets soft. Take the blueberries and put in the kettle with 2 tablespoons of water and boil until most of the juice has come out. Take the blueberries and squeeze them through colander so all the juice comes out.  Take 2 tablespoons of juice and boil it and add the gelatin in it. Add the gelatin to the juice and pour to large but swallow dish. Put to the freezer for about 30-45 minutes.

Take the silicone molds out from the freezer if the 30 minutes has passed. Then start to make the mascarpone foam. So take out the mascapone and mix it a bit so it comes soft. Then take the cream and whip it and then add the mascarpone in it. Then add the blueberries in. If you want more sweetness you can add some honey or sugar in. 

For the bottom layer start by mixing soft butter and sugar. Add dry ingredients and egg all together. Mix well and then add the milk. Put to the oven for 200 °C for about 20-25 minutes. 

So for assembling the pastries take the silicone molds with the mulled wine foam. Then cut the blueberry gelatin to small circle that you can fit in to the mold ( Smaller so you can put the blueberry mascarpone foam on sides) and put inside the pastry ( check the picture below). Add the mascarpone foam to the sides of the blueberry gelatin. Then cut the cake to exactly same size circles that silicone molds circles are. and push the cake in. Then put the pastries in to the fridge for 1-2 hours. 

 For the decorations start by melting the candy melts in the microwave (Check the bag for the instructions). Take the pastries carefully put from the molds (They should come out easily since the molds are made out of silicone). Then make a layer of the candy melts on top of the pastries and let it dry ( Candy melts dry super fast so be quick!). I suggest to use small spatula for layering if you want same kind of not even layer as I wanted. If you want even layer you can dip the pastries in to the candy melts. 

Enjoy!