72668 advanced chocolate dipped ina garten barefoot con Recipes

butter, for greasing the pans, all-purpose flour, plus more for pans, sugar, good cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, kosher salt, buttermilk , shaken, vegetable oil, extra-large eggs, at room temperature, pure vanilla extract, freshly brewed hot coffee, chocolate buttercream , recipe follows, good semisweet chocolate (recommended : callebaut), unsalted butter, at room temperature, extra-large egg yolk, at room temperature, pure vanilla extract, sugar, instant coffee powder

very good semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, very good bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, whole roasted , salted cashews, chopped dried apricots, dried cranberries

pecan chocolate dipped cookies, flour, sweet softened butter, sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, chopped or ground (i use) nuts, cream butter well, add sugar cream again, add egg and vanilla mix until light and fluffy., gradually stir in flour and nuts., shape into 2 rolls in plastic wrap or wax paper., refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight (this can be made few days ahead of time), before baking take from refrigerator and let sit out least 20 minutes before cutting. preheat oven to 350 degrees. these should be 1/4 inch or less. do not cut the cookies paper thin. bake on cookie sheet un-greased or on parchment paper (what i use), bake for 8-10 minutes. cool cookies. when cookies are cool then dip them into the following chocolate mixture. you can dip whole half into chocolate. but i usually dip only half top part of cookie.

chocolate (dipping ), whipping cream, ground pecans or ground walnuts

heavy cream, grated orange zest, semisweet chocolate , such as callebaut, chopped, instant coffee granules, orange liqueur (recommend -- grand marnier), light corn syrup, stemmed strawberry , for serving

good bittersweet chocolate (recommended : lindt), good semisweet chocolate (recommended : ghiradelli), heavy cream, orange flavored liqueur, optional (recommended : grand marnier), prepared coffee, good vanilla extract, sugar, cocoa powder

good bittersweet chocolate (recommended : lindt), good semisweet chocolate (recommended : ghiradelli), heavy cream, orange flavored liqueur, optional (recommended : grand marnier), prepared coffee, good vanilla extract, sugar, cocoa powder

good bittersweet chocolate (recommended : lindt), good semisweet chocolate (recommended : ghiradelli), heavy cream, orange flavored liqueur, optional (recommended : grand marnier), prepared coffee, good vanilla extract, sugar, cocoa powder

good semisweet chocolate chips, heavy cream, instant coffee granules

good bittersweet chocolate such as lindt, good semisweet chocolate such as ghiradelli, heavy cream, grand marnier , optional, prepared coffee, good vanilla extract, sugar, cocoa powder

freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons), good olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh thyme leaves , or 1/2 tsp dried thyme, boneless chicken breasts, halved and skin removed, satay dip , recipe follows

extra-large egg yolks, sugar, cornstarch, very good cocoa powder, salt, milk, very good semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, pure vanilla extract, heavy cream

walnuts, very good white chocolate, finely chopped, dried cranberries, diced apricots

whole shelled salted pistachios, good white chocolate, finely chopped, dried cranberries, diced dried apricots

cherry preserves, whipping cream, bittersweet (not unsweetened ) or semisweet chocolate, chopped, bittersweet (not unsweetened ) or semisweet chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, baking powder, salt, dried tart cherries (about 3 1/2 oz), semisweet chocolate chips, cherry preserves, powdered sugar, chocolate-dipped cherries

kiwi, peeled, orange, peeled, blueberries, pineapple chunks, chocolate dipped strawberries , recipe follows, dark chocolate, strawberries, washed and trimmed

bittersweet chocolate, egg yolks, granulated sugar, plus 1 tsp, divided, sweet dessert wine, divided (recommended : vin santo), egg whites, cooled brewed espresso , or other strong coffee blend, ricotta, heavy cream, ladyfingers, cocoa powder, garnish, chocolate-dipped coffee beans, garnish , recipe follows, semisweet chocolate, dark roasted coffee beans

semi-sweet chocolate chips, unsweetened chocolate, chopped, freshly brewed coffee, instant coffee powder, grand marnier, armagnac or 1 tbsp cognac or 1 tbsp brandy, pure vanilla extract, unsalted butter, diced, at room temperature, extra-large eggs, separated, at room temperature, sugar , plus, sugar, divided, kosher salt, cold heavy cream, sweetened whipped cream , for decoration