One of the most common confectionery decorations has always been and remains chocolate. Due to the unique properties of chocolate, exquisite cake decorations can be made from it. Especially sophisticated look such decorations made of white chocolate. To make them, white chocolate needs to be melted.
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You will need
- - litha or microwave (depending on the selected method of melting);
- - a bar of quality white chocolate;
- - two pots of different diameters for a water bath;
- - a wooden or plastic spoon or spatula.
Instruction manual
1
White chocolate differs from the dark chocolate that is familiar to us in that it does not contain cocoa powder, but in sufficient quantities contains valuable cocoa butter and is therefore suitable for melting to obtain high-quality glaze for further use. When melting white chocolate, it should be noted that the fats and cocoa butter contained in dried milk have different melting points; therefore, it is very important to observe the temperature regime and uniformity of melting.
2
Pour 3-4 cm of water into a pot with low sides and put on the burner. In a clean and completely dry container with a smaller diameter, place a bar of chocolate broken into small pieces. If necessary, more chocolate can be melted, but try not to melt more than 250 g at the same time.
3
Bring water to a boil, but do not boil. Reduce the temperature and carefully place the container with chocolate in a pan with water. Make sure that not a drop of moisture gets inside this container, white chocolate is very sensitive to water! Gently stir the mass to evenly distribute the temperature. As soon as all the pieces of chocolate have dissolved, the container with the mass can be removed from the water and used in a few minutes for further preparation of desserts or decorations.
note
In order for white chocolate to melt well to a homogeneous mass, pay great attention to its choice in the store. It is best if it is high-quality chocolate of well-known brands without the content of vegetable fats.
Useful advice
Many housewives add a little fat cream (at least 20%) when melting it with white chocolate. This mass is suitable for desserts and sweets.
White chocolate melts very well in the microwave. For this, the defrost mode will be optimal and no more than 2 minutes of time.
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