While these aren't yet Kitkat kitkats as intended they are an awesome replacement that falls somewhere between Kitkats and Chocolate Montes. It turned out better than I was expecting. From here on I can experiment to make them closer to Kitkats or Chocolate Montes but given that I haven't had either of those in, ooooh, over 5 years my memory of them is a little faded.
Ingredients
Wafers
Wafers
- 200g Orgran all purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 120g Nuttlex
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 large tsp Orgran No Egg whisked with 60mls water until thick
- 4 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp goat’s milk
Chocolate glue
- 20g Lindt 70% dark chocolate, melted
- ½ tsp Nuttlex, melted
Chocolate coating
- 200g Lindt 70% dark chocolate
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2 tbsp Nuttlex
Method
- Position 1 oven rack in the top third of the oven and another in the bottom third. Heat the oven to 180C.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- Cream the Nuttlex and vanilla sugar in a separate large bowl.
- Add the No Egg mixture and beat to combine evenly.
- Add the vanilla extract and goat’s milk and blend until combined.
- Add the flour mixture and fold in until just combined.
- Chill the batter in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes before scooping.
- Scoop the batter in half to three-quarter teaspoon sized balls and arrange them on 2 foil lined pans.
- Use your fingers to flatten and shape each ball.
- Bake, 2 pans at a time, rotating the pans halfway through the baking, until golden brown
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes. You want these to be like crisp, small cookies.
- Remove the pans to a cooling rack to cool completely before removing the wafers from the pan.
Next time I might squish them until they're a little thinner.
- Pair the wafer biscuits by size and shape.
- KitKats are made from 3 crunchy wafers stacked together but you can choose how many wafers to use by the size you want the chocolates to end up being.
- If you join 2 together then sticking them back to back is easiest.
- For the chocolate glue, combine the chocolate and Nuttlex in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave it to melt the chocolate completely, stirring every minute. Alternatively, melt both in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of warm-hotish water (don’t boil the water).
- Stack and glue 2 wafers together prior to coating using drops of the combined melted chocolate and Nuttlex to join them together.
- For the chocolate dip, combine the chocolate (including any leftover from sticking the wafers together) and Nuttlex in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave it to melt the chocolate completely, stirring every minute. Alternatively, melt both in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of warm-hotish water (don’t boil the water).
- Using either two forks or spoons, dip the wafer stacks so they are completely covered, and place them on the baking tray.
- Refrigerate until the chocolate is set.
Notes
- The amount of chocolate required may vary.
- Best to eat within 24 hours or wrap in foil to maintain freshness.
Yummmmmmm! The second photo makes it look more like a Chocolate Monte. I wonder if that's what they turned in to?
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Somewhat like that as I didn't flatten them quite enough and I have to figure out the right texture for the innards. Doesn't really matter. So nice. :)
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