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Feb 16, 2010
I have led you astray people
I recently posted, with much enthusiasm I might add, a recipe for thinning dipping chocolate. I was so happy to have found it. YA-UNTIL I TRIED IT!!! I don't usually make a habit of posting things I haven't tried but I had actually found this recipe recommended through another blog and it was such a great find to me I wanted to share it before V-day and I had full intentions of using it myself to make chocolate covered cinnamon bears for my hubby (but I didn't get them bought before the store closed for the weekend) so I didn't actually get to the recipe until today. I hope you haven't wasted a bunch of your time and money trying this based on my recommendation alone. The recipe is junk-it doesn't work. I didn't look close enough myself otherwise I would have seen it's flaws. I got a huge blob of greasy chocolate that wouldn't stick to a cinnamon bear if I tried. I had to resort back to my old method of plain old chocolate chips (though I thinned them a bit with some shortening). Sorry if I have led anyone astray or wasted any ones time. And while I am here-does anyone know the secret to smooth and shiny dipping chocolate? I am stumped once again.
I heard if you pour heavy cream in the chocolate while melting it thins it pretty well. I however have never tried this so I am not sure how it works!
ReplyDeletewax is added to get the shine and hardening of a professional candy. It can be found on the baking aisle, but for the life of me I can't remember the exact name. I think it is called Gulf Wax though.
ReplyDeleteMy sister in law uses coconut oil instead of shortening. She says that it works so much better. Maybe worth a try. By the way, I love your blog! I have done many of your projects with great results. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGulf Wax is what is used for the shine and it makes the chocolate harden faster. I use it when making peanut butter balls at Christmas. You don't need a ton but it thins it keeping it from thickening up on you and shiny!\\
ReplyDeleteHeather in IN
I say screw the shiny and go for what tastes good! Shortening laced chocolate doesn't sound too tasty :)
ReplyDeleteI had found this recipe too a few weeks ago and tried it for dipping cinnamon bears also. When I saw you posted the same one I thought there was something wrong with me because mine was that greasy junk too! So I was actually happy (sorry) to see this post that it didn't work for someone else either. I ended up just doing the choc. chips also, but they were oh SO yummy no one complained.
ReplyDeleteI have used BARK COATING in the past and it is AwEsOmE! It's super easy to melt and hardens quikly with a super shine. They have it in white and milk chocolate. You can also add parafin wax to your chocolate chips, but it's not as tasty. I find the bark coating at my grocery store in the baking aisle. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMelting chocolate is made for this very purpose. It has wax already added to the chocolate in just the right amount so it doesn't taste like your knawing on a candle. You can get them in the bulk section of some stores as well as in the baking isle or by the wilton stuff.
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