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Chocolate Pretzel Basket Video!

Friday, March 29, 2013 20:48

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It’s still not too late to add more fun treats for Easter. Here’s an adorable Chocolate Pretzel Basket that even your kids will have fun creating. Fill with your favorite goodies or fresh fruit, for all to enjoy. Before you know it the entire basket will disappear!

Watch my video below, then head to the grocery store to gather the few supplies needed to make this special treat. Whether for Easter, a fun or elegant centerpiece – you’ll have everyone smiling when they feast their eyes on your creation.

For detailed recipe view below……..

Chocolate Pretzel Basket

Adapted from Chocolate Holidays by Alice Medrich

Ingredients for large basket:

12 oz. package chocolate chips (whatever type you prefer)

7 oz. thin salted pretzel sticks

Equipment:

2 quart bowl or other container to use as a mold

2-3 quart bowl for mixing

Chocolate-coated pretzel “twigs” lend themselves to elegant centerpieces filled with plain or chocolate dipped fruit, chocolate truffles, or meringue mushrooms. Or make a little nest for each child filled with jellybeans or chocolate robin eggs. Let the kids play with the sticky chocolate-coated pretzels on sheets of waxed paper…and don’t be surprised to see miniature log cabins, stick figures, and edible skyscrapers.

Directions:

Prepare the mold:

Spray bowl (mold) with non-stick spray. Line entire bowl with plastic wrap allowing for plenty of overhang. You may need two sheets to cover the entire bowl, just be sure to overlap plastic wrap. Press wrap as smoothly as you can, covering bottom and sides of bowl.

Bring an inch of water to a simmer in a saucepan. Set other bowl over simmering pot and place chocolate chips in bowl. Using a silicone spatula stir until chocolate has just melted and is a fluid consistency. Remove bowl from heat. Wipe moisture off bottom of bowl with a towel – be sure not to get any moisture or water in the chocolate. The chocolate should be warm and fluid, not hot. Add pretzels to chocolate. At this point the chocolate will be cooler. Using a rubber or silicone spatula carefully fold the pretzels in the chocolate, adding more pretzels if necessary, until all pretzels are lightly coated. It’s okay if some of the pretzel shows through the chocolate. If needed, use your fingers!

If chocolate is too warm, pretzels will slide down sides of mold rather than staying in place when building your basket.

Put a handful of pretzels into the lined mold (bowl) and spread them out to form bottom of basket. Build sides of basket by adding handfuls of pretzels and arranging them against sides of mold.

When pretzels are arranged to your satisfaction, refrigerate until chocolate has hardened, at least an hour, or until needed. To unmold, lift ends of plastic liner to remove basket from mold (bowl). Set basket onto counter and gently peel off plastic wrap. Store, basket on plastic sheet and return to mold, cover, and refrigerate until needed.

To serve, place on serving platter – fill with Robin Eggs as shown in video, or strawberries – plain or chocolate dipped, truffles, jellybeans, etc.

For a more decorative look, surround with fresh leafy branches or sprigs of green, if desired.

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Easter!

Vicki Bensinger has been teaching culinary classes throughout Missouri since 1992. However, she saw the need for more specialized classes and in 2004 established “At Home with Vicki Bensinger“, offering personalized private culinary classes for individuals and small groups (ages 7 to adult) in the comfort of their home or organization.

Having an In-Home Culinary Class is the perfect way to get together with friends while you learn to cook, hone your culinary skills or just have a fun time with friends and food.

If you’d like to learn more about her classes please email Vicki at: linking text or [email protected]

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Please check out Vicki’s blog where she shares recipes, tips, videos, giveaways and everything food related. The recipes Vicki has posted on her blog are recipes she hopes everyone will be able to prepare.

Happy Cooking!

2013-03-29 20:45:52

Source: http://in-homeculinaryclasses.blogspot.com/2013/03/chocolate-pretzel-basket-video.html

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