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Making Your Own Chocolate Covered Strawberries |
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Written by admin
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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
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Are you interested in trying to make your own chocolate covered strawberries to surprise the love of your life on a special day? Handmade chocolate covered strawberries can be a lovely dessert or a wonderful gift for an anniversary, Valentine’s Day or just because. Making chocolate covered strawberries is easy and fun, but if you would prefer to buy them, local chocolate and candy shops as well as a number of fine online retailers can help provide you with beautiful and excellent quality chocolate covered strawberries.
If you have decided to make your own chocolate covered strawberries, first choose good quality berries. Then, make sure they are well washed, and thoroughly dry before beginning. The chocolate dipping sauce varies from recipe to recipe, but all will be made better by the use of fine chocolate. Either milk or dark chocolate may be chosen for your chocolate covered strawberries. The chocolate is typically tempered with the addition of cream, half and half, additional fat, or paraffin. Allow the chocolate to set by resting the berries on wax paper, or by piercing the stem end with a toothpick and inserting the opposite ends of the toothpicks into Styrofoam. Once the chocolate has set, the berries can be embellished with double dipping, piping, or other white chocolate designs. Whether you buy your chocolate covered strawberries or take on the challenge of making them yourself, they are the perfect accent and end to any romantic dinner. The contrasts of tastes and textures in a chocolate covered strawberry make them a sensual and delightful treat.
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