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Leek and mascarpone dip with pepper wafers

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for leek and mascarpone dip with pepper wafers.
Leek and mascarpone dip with pepper wafers

Leek and mascarpone dip with pepper wafers

Ben Dearnley
10
30M
30M
1H

Ingredients

Pepper wafers

Method

Main

1.Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat, add leek, garlic and lemon rind and stir occasionally until tender (5-6 minutes). Add lemon juice and wine, simmer until liquid is completely reduced (2-3 minutes), then stir occasionally until leek is lightly caramelised (3-4 minutes). Set aside to cool, process in a food processor until finely chopped, season to taste, stir in mascarpone to just combine (don’t overmix or mixture may split) and refrigerate until required. Scatter with chives to serve. Makes 2 cups and will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for a week.
2.For pepper wafers, stir yeast and 250ml lukewarm water in a large bowl to dissolve, then set aside in a warm place until foaming (4-5 minutes). Stir in flour, oil, pepper and 1 tsp sea salt, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (4-5 minutes). Place in a lightly oiled bowl, turn to coat, cover with plastic wrap and set aside until doubled in size (30-40 minutes). Preheat oven to 200C. Knock back dough, divide into 8 pieces and roll out each on a lightly floured surface to a 2mm-thick oval shape. Place each on an oven tray lined with baking paper, prick with a fork, drizzle with extra oil and scatter with sea salt and pepper. Bake in batches, swapping trays halfway through, until light golden (8-10 minutes). Remove from trays, place straight on oven racks and bake until golden (2-3 minutes). Set aside to cool completely, then break into pieces. Wafers will keep in an airtight container for 5 days.

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