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Making chocolate candies at home is fun and easy after you've mastered a few simple techniques. Personal chef and cooking instructor Bill Collins reveals the secrets to mouthwatering chocolate treats as he describes techniques for tempering chocolate, working with thickeners, boiling sugar, using piping bags, and shaping and filling molded chocolates. In no time, you'll be turning out chocolate-dipped fruit, creamy fudge, densely satisfying
barks, and filled truffles that look like they were made in a high-end candy shop!
Synopsis
Whether you like your chocolate gooey and rich, creamy and smooth, or nutty and dark, this Storey BASICS(R) guide shows you how to make your favorite sweet treats right at home. Bill Collins provides illustrated step-by-step instructions for a variety of chocolate-making techniques, including tempering, thickening, sugar boiling, mold filling, piping, and more. You'll soon be showcasing your confectioner's skills in decadent chocolate-dipped fruits, indulgent nut barks, and fudges that melt in your mouth.
Synopsis
Create your own homemade chocolate candies! With clear step-by-step instructions, Chef Bill Collins shows you exactly how to temper chocolate, work with thickeners, boil sugar, use piping bags, shape and fill molded chocolates, dip chocolates, and more. And he includes delicious, simple recipes for all kinds of rolled and filled chocolates, nut barks, chocolate-covered fruits, and fudge. Irresistible!
About the Author
Bill Collins is the author of two forthcoming Storey Basics titles, Knife Skills and Making & Using Vinegar
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction to Chocolate
Types of Chocolate * What Is Good Chocolate?
Chapter Two: Chocolate Candy-Making Basics
Tempering FAQs * What Do You Need, Besides Chocolate? * Storing Chocolate
Chapter Three: Fudge and Bark
Fudge Recipes * Bark Recipes
Chapter Four: Molded Chocolates
Choosing Your Molds * Basic Steps for Molding Chocolate * Molded Chocolate Recipes
Chapter Five: Truffles
Rolled Truffle Recipes * Dipped Truffle Recipes * Molded Truffle Recipes
Chapter Six: Dipped Chocolate Candies
Chocolate-Covered Candies
Metric Conversion Chart
Acknowledgments
Resources
Index