It happens to all of us. We try to do something new in the kitchen with loads of grand expectations. And then we fail. Something goes wrong, so wrong that we start doubting our abilities.
In some cases you can still re-use the what you think "inedible mess". It's like resurrection. And it takes a lot of creativity. And guts. If you don't try something with it, it will anyway go into a dustbin so you might as well as try to make it edible.
So what do you do when you decide to make chocolate at home and end up burning it? You DON'T throw it. That's sacrilege. And cruel.
Chocolate does get burnt you know? You are always supposed to and I repeat always supposed to melt chocolate slabs on a double boiler. Do not ever take a short cut and put in in the microwave or even worse the stove! If you think of doing that then you should just buy yourself chocolate and not try to make it. Remember making chocolate requires patience. It's not something you do in a hurry.
So back to what I was talking about-how to redeem burnt chocolate. Here are the few different ways
1. Mash it with a spoon and spread it on a biscuit. Then put another biscuit on top to make a biscuit sandwich.
2. Mash the chocolate and mix it with a plain sponge cake crumbs. You now have a mixture of sponge and chocolate. Make sure you mix it well. Spread this mixture in a glass bowl and a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream. I promise you, it will taste yum.
3. Let it harden and then crush it into very small pieces of nougat like consistency. You can use this chocolate "nougat" to sprinkle on top of ice cream or mousse or any frozen dessert. In fact, why just frozen desserts? Try your own combinations.
4. Whatever you do, do not re-heat the burnt chocolate. This will spoil it further and you won't be able to do anything about it.
Were these tips useful? I guess you will only find out if you ever burn chocolate. I hope that you never do.
Anyway, I was experimenting with chocolate today and here's what I made
What do you think? :P
In some cases you can still re-use the what you think "inedible mess". It's like resurrection. And it takes a lot of creativity. And guts. If you don't try something with it, it will anyway go into a dustbin so you might as well as try to make it edible.
So what do you do when you decide to make chocolate at home and end up burning it? You DON'T throw it. That's sacrilege. And cruel.
Chocolate does get burnt you know? You are always supposed to and I repeat always supposed to melt chocolate slabs on a double boiler. Do not ever take a short cut and put in in the microwave or even worse the stove! If you think of doing that then you should just buy yourself chocolate and not try to make it. Remember making chocolate requires patience. It's not something you do in a hurry.
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| You don't want this to happen to your chocolate |
So back to what I was talking about-how to redeem burnt chocolate. Here are the few different ways
1. Mash it with a spoon and spread it on a biscuit. Then put another biscuit on top to make a biscuit sandwich.
2. Mash the chocolate and mix it with a plain sponge cake crumbs. You now have a mixture of sponge and chocolate. Make sure you mix it well. Spread this mixture in a glass bowl and a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream. I promise you, it will taste yum.
3. Let it harden and then crush it into very small pieces of nougat like consistency. You can use this chocolate "nougat" to sprinkle on top of ice cream or mousse or any frozen dessert. In fact, why just frozen desserts? Try your own combinations.
4. Whatever you do, do not re-heat the burnt chocolate. This will spoil it further and you won't be able to do anything about it.
Were these tips useful? I guess you will only find out if you ever burn chocolate. I hope that you never do.
Anyway, I was experimenting with chocolate today and here's what I made
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| Quite pretty, I think |
What do you think? :P
Absolutely lovely I think! You should post on fb for more publicity..
ReplyDeleteThanks :) I think I will
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