White chocolate balls filled with candied orange zests - Palline di cioccolato bianco ripiene di scorzette d'arancia candite - Kuglice od bijele čokolade punjene kandiranim koricama naranče

I hope snow will arrive soon, I like listening the snow falling silently and covering the ground with its soft and cold coat. And it paralyze all around, the traffic, the business, the people, the chaos...all is still and intact...it's perfect! For the moment I wish all this will last for ever, but suddenly the snow melts and this magic atmosphere disappears. 
When I thought about this recipe I was thinking about snow and winter and Christmas season and the expectations that are growing inside of us in these days. Therefor every little ball is hiding a surprise. It would be too simple without it. The combination of flavours I've used match good together. It's a perfect Christmas chocolate candy!

Pan brioche muffins with candied orange peels and almonds – Muffins di Pan brioche con le scorzette d’arancia candite e mandorle – Muffins od slatkog dizanog tijesta s kandiranim koricama naranče i bademima

This place is crowded with orange dishes, I know, but the winter can’t finish without another citrus recipe. I have found the way to use the entire fruit, without wasting a single bit of edible part of the fruit. I’m very excited when I can use all ingredients, because the food is so precious and we should never waste it. And if you find some seeds inside the orange pulp, you can plant them, we usually do it, well this part is more Mr. M.’s job.

In this last year I have discovered the spicy flavour of cardamom and now I like to add it to the dough. Its flavour reminds me our journeys to Nordics and the beautiful atmosphere and calmness you can feel all around. We have spent there the most attractive moments in the wintertime. I had a feeling that the time got trapped by the ice, the daylight was so short and the air was freezing. But you have these perfect, soft and spicy buns that warm your soul up and make you forget the darkness and the wintery mood.

I have combined the flavours of orange, cardamom and almonds this time. The results are my “soft &spicy” pan brioche muffins that bring the North and South together.