To give the dish a complete and at the same time unique look, it must be decorated. Chocolate figurines are a great find for lovers of delicious, beautiful desserts. In addition, making them is not at all difficult.
It is necessary
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- molds for chocolate;
- chocolate bars;
- food coloring;
- parchment;
- pencil;
- metal cookie cutters.
Instructions
Step 1
Finely break the chocolate bar and melt in a water bath. Now pour the melted chocolate into any container and chill it in the freezer. It is necessary to cool the chocolate for a sufficiently long time until the mass begins to harden. Then heat the chocolate again to operating temperature with vigorous stirring. The working temperature for milk chocolate is 30-32 degrees, and for white chocolate - 28-30 degrees. These actions are necessary in order for the future product to acquire a pleasant shine, hardness and fragility. Chocolate prepared in this way will have a uniform texture, pleasant aroma and a long shelf life.
Step 2
Make figurines using special chocolate molds. You can buy them in crockery stores, pastry supermarkets, and various online stores offering goods for pastry chefs. Wipe the mold thoroughly with a towel, paying attention to all the curves and small indentations.
Step 3
Gently fill the mold with chocolate without adding all the way to the top. Slowly tap the mold on the table so that all the air comes out and the chocolate is evenly distributed over all the grooves. To make sure that there are no air bubbles inside the figurine, lift the mold and look at the bottom of the product.
Step 4
Place the filled molds in the refrigerator. The setting time depends on the size of the figurine. On average, it takes 10-30 minutes. To make sure the chocolate is completely frozen, look at the bottom of the mold. The color should be uniform. There should be no silvery stripes and shadows on the figure.
Step 5
Place a clean towel on the table. Turn the form over and gently tap it on the table. The figures will drop out onto the towel.
Step 6
Use different colors of chocolate to create more interesting and unusual shapes. You can combine several types of chocolate in one mold, giving each product its own unique look and taste.
Step 7
Make chocolate shapes using a stencil if you don't have special shapes. To do this, apply various patterns to the parchment paper (you can translate the printed pictures).
Step 8
Prepare the chocolate in the same way as in step 1. Fill a parchment cake or a small cellophane bag with it. Cut off the nose of the bag. Apply the chocolate to paper and let it freeze completely in the refrigerator. Remove the frozen figures with a cold, sharp knife. This must be done quickly and very carefully.
Step 9
Apply a thin layer of chocolate to a sheet of parchment and leave to set. From the resulting layer, you can cut chocolate figures with various metal molds. To do this, you need to press hard on the chocolate layer with a mold, pry the figure with a knife and carefully remove it from the parchment.
