Title: Irma's Monk in a Nightshirt
Categories: Dessert
Yield: 6 Servings

2	oz	Whole hazelnuts (1), roasted - and chopped
4	oz	Caster sugar
4	oz	Butter
5		Eggs, separated
4	oz	Chocolate, grated (use the - best-quality chocolate - you ca
4	oz	Whole hazelnuts (2), roasted - ground finely but still - cru
DECORATION
1/3	qt	Double cream, lightly - whipped

Butter a bowl and line with the roasted and chopped nuts (1).

Mix caster sugar and butter, add egg yolks slowly. Add grated chocolate and ground nuts (2).

Beat egg whites until stiff and gently fold into mixture.

Turn into the lined bowl. Cover with a double layer of greaseproof paper with a folded pleat down the centre and tie firmly with string. A double strip of kitchen foil laid under the bowl and projecting up the sides will make lifting it out easier.

Place bowl in a large saucepan 3/4 full of water and steam for 2 hours.

Carefully turn out on to a serving plate.

Just before serving, pour over some of the lightly whipped cream. Serve the remaining cream separately.

From: Felicity & Roald Dahl, Memories with food at Gipsy House, Viking/Penguin 1991, ISBN 0-670-83462-9

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