PASTRY CHEFS, answer me this!?!
Answers:
Ganache:
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces good semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Cook the heavy cream, chocolate chips, and instant coffee in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until smooth and warm, stirring occasionally.
You can use this in many pastries. Here's one such link:
http://www.best-chocolate-recipes.com/ga…
Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa for recipe;
Google for link
I don't know of any cookbooks but allrecipes.com has some good recipes.
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/chocolate-…
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Ganache-I/D…
allrecipes.com
you can find recipes for ganache on any of the cooking sites on the internet. My favorite site for finding recipes for just about anything is http://www.food.com