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Melting Chocolate




Source of Recipe


Brenda-Lee Olson


Recipe Introduction


From Alton Brown


List of Ingredients




Whatever chocolate your recipe calls for.

Recipe



Alton Brown was talking about using melting chocolate to make moon pies yesterday with the homemade marshmallows he made. He suggested lining a pan with a standard household electric heating pad and them placing the glass or metal bowl of chocolate onto it. He said the chocolate should be heated to between 94 - 97 degrees so that the point at which the fats blend optimally is reached without moving into the higher heats which cause the bonds between the fats to break down and separate, thus allowing the chocolate to be liquid enough for dipping without causing white deposits to form as the chocolate cools. This method also allows use to melt chocolate without needing to add extra emulsifiers.

Once the chocolate reaches the optimal temperature, turn off the heating pad. It will stay warm long enough for your to complete the recipe. I think this method would work for most any recipe that calls for melted chocolate and also makes the operation less dangerous.

BL