3 Pack Easter Chicks Large - 7.5cm

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When you add chocolate to dishes as a flavor component (e.g. chocolate mousses), it suffices to simply melt it without tempering. Make sure first that you properly clean the mold(I am using vinegar and paper towel) as any residue will be seen on the chocolate Temper 50g Callebaut WhiteChocolate (callets)as explained above then using a brush or perhaps your fingers, apply a small amount of white chocolate on the mold then scrape the excess down. Make sure you use the chocolate on the “working temp” that is between 27-30C / 80.6-86F – see notes above at the chocolate tempering section. Note: You won´t need all the chocolate, but it is very difficult to temper anything less than 50g. Let the remaining chocolate set and you can re-use it any time. While melting chocolate it has to reach 45C (white) 45-50C (dark). If by accident you overheat the chocolate or burn it, please start again. Chocolate molding can only be achieved with properly tempered chocolate 2. Chocolate is too runny

Chocolate work is really about following a few simple rules that are mainly related to good quality ingredients, equipment, and most importantly the right temperature.

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When the eggs have finished soaking in the hot bath, transfer them to the ice water and set your timer for 13 more minutes.

Add 1% cocoa butter powder to your melted chocolate, i.e. ¼ teaspoon for 50g chocolate or ½ teaspoon for 100g chocolate. I am using a product from Callebaut called Mycryo and it is perfect. Buy any cocoa butter powder if Mycryo is not available for you If you are making this craft with a preschooler or toddler you are likely to want to want to do the cutting for them (especially the feet) but younger kids can cut out the triangle for the beak especially with some help. While the eggs are “cooking”, prepare an ice bath in a medium or large bowl (depending on how many eggs you’re making) with about equal parts ice and water. You’ll need enough to totally cover the eggs.

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turn the mold all around with your hands so the chocolate can reach all parts of the mold, make sure, you do not miss the edge! Whether you’re looking for a new decoration or some fun activities for the kids, these projects have something for everyone. The purpose of tempering chocolate is to pre-crystallise the cocoa butter in it, which is important to make your chocolate ready for processing. During tempering, the cocoa butter in the chocolate takes on a stable crystalline form. This guarantees a perfect finished product with a satin gloss and a hard snap. It also makes the chocolate contract during cooling, which makes it easier to unmould.Use chocolate according to the recipe bearing in mind the chocolate “working temp” and “set temp”. Once cocoa butter powder is well mixed into the chocolate, let it cool to around 30C /86F then start using the chocolate. The basic rule is that the warmer the chocolate temp the runnier the chocolate is. Chocolate will start to harden at “set temp” (27C / 80.6 F) and you won’t be able to work with it as it will get too solid. Meaning, you have to work with a chocolate that is approx. between 27-30C / 80.6-86F. The Easter Parade tradition lives on in Manhattan, with Fifth Avenue from 49th Street to 57th Street being shut down during the day to traffic. Participants often sport elaborately decorated bonnets and hats. The event has no religious significance, but sources note that Easter processions have been a part of Christianity since its earliest days. Today, other cities across America also have their own parades. Lamb and Other Traditional Easter Foods While molding the chocolate there is a point when you will have to turn the mold upside down to get rid of excess chocolate. If chocolate is too runny, you might find that all the chocolate falls off instead of the "excess" part. Runny chocolate means inappropriate (too high) temp chocolate. Make sure that you wait until chocolate reaches about 30C / 86F 3. Chocolate is too firm the surface of the mold should be as clean as possible, make sure you properly clean it with the scraper as it will have an impact on how easily you can remove the chocolate figure from the mold later I sent pictures right after I made them to my sister-in-law, Mom and daughter and got immediate thumbs ups, with comments like, “they’re so cute!”“I just love the the ‘dill’ hair!” and “I love them!”