ISSUES WITH NIPPLES OF VENUS! Help?!
OK!. I made a couple of truffles just for the experience of it and here are the issues I faced:
1!. The batter took a LONG time to harden, so that I could pipe it!. Therefore, I put it on the stove and heated it and added some more dark chocolate!. It was a disaster!. It burned a little!. It became very bitter!.
2!. When I piped it out, the truffles would not harden, so I put a couple of them in the freezer and they did harden, but as soon as I tried to get the tip coated with white chocolate, they started softening again!.
3!. They tasted too bitter!. How do I make them less bitter without using so much cream!. The more cream I add, the more time they take to harden, so it's sort of paradoxical!.
Thanks!
Here's the recipe:
http://recipes!.epicurean!.com/recipe/1963!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
1!. The batter took a LONG time to harden, so that I could pipe it!. Therefore, I put it on the stove and heated it and added some more dark chocolate!. It was a disaster!. It burned a little!. It became very bitter!.
2!. When I piped it out, the truffles would not harden, so I put a couple of them in the freezer and they did harden, but as soon as I tried to get the tip coated with white chocolate, they started softening again!.
3!. They tasted too bitter!. How do I make them less bitter without using so much cream!. The more cream I add, the more time they take to harden, so it's sort of paradoxical!.
Thanks!
Here's the recipe:
http://recipes!.epicurean!.com/recipe/1963!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
I answered this one yesterday!.!.!.!.
You probably didn't temper the chocolate right!.!.!.!.
Just google "chocolate tempering":
http://www!.your-gourmet-chocolate-articl!.!.!.
http://www!.baking911!.com/chocolate/enrob!.!.!.
also!.!.!. you have to have a thermometer for tempering chocolate so you don't burn it!.!.!.
http://www!.amazon!.com/CDN-Chocolate-Temp!.!.!.
Plus, I don't think people know what "nipples of venus" are!.!.!. just say you're working with chocolate!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You probably didn't temper the chocolate right!.!.!.!.
Just google "chocolate tempering":
http://www!.your-gourmet-chocolate-articl!.!.!.
http://www!.baking911!.com/chocolate/enrob!.!.!.
also!.!.!. you have to have a thermometer for tempering chocolate so you don't burn it!.!.!.
http://www!.amazon!.com/CDN-Chocolate-Temp!.!.!.
Plus, I don't think people know what "nipples of venus" are!.!.!. just say you're working with chocolate!.Www@FoodAQ@Com