CHOCOLATE CLASS

Horry Georgetown Tech-Myrtle Beach

Chef Eric

Wagner’s

February 2011

We Learned of Two Different Forms of Chocolate to Work With

Ganache, which is good for: Truffles Chocolate Mousse Drinking Chocolate

Melted Chocolate (tempered chocolate) for: Dipped Fruit, or anything not moving Clusters Writing Moulds

In white, milk

and dark chocolate

Chocolate Writing

Here, Chef takes molten chocolate that he has tipped into a plastic pastry bag, and he’s writing with it. Onto parchment paper, in a metal tray.

The tray will then be put in the freezer for the chocolate to harden.

Refrigerate …Tho I think this is the freezer?

Pry off, once refrigerated and set

Moulding

Spoon Molten Chocolate into Moulds. Chef Wagner likes the silicone ones best, they stay soft and supple longer.

Jumbo Marshmallows au chocolat

For the Jackson Pollack

approach to plate

decoration!

He simply waves the

bag back and forth

over the marshamllow

and lets it harden.

Dragonfly On A Marshmallow

Clusters

2 lbs chocolate1 lb each of pretzels, pecans and 1 large jar of peanuts

Stir, once the chocolate is melted. Then put handfuls onto a parchment-lined sheet pan to refrigerate until solid.

Decorate or serve.

Mix together

Clump Onto Parchment-Lined Tray

Disposable latex gloves is a really good idea here!

Drizzle with White Chocolate…

… if you want

Marshmallows Dipped in Molten Chips

Decorate…it’s better is the first layer has hardened first!

Wiping Off Strawberries (don’t wet them)

Make sure to wipe them off on the side of the bowl

Tuxedo Strawberries – dip “jacket” onto each side

Add bowtie and buttons with white chocolate in piping bag or squeezy bottle

That’s Chef Eric 2.0 in the background…in his second year of culinary arts training at HGTC!

Chef Eric 2.0 Dips Banana Slices

Ganache

Once hardened, scoop

out small lumps.

These will be rolled

into balls, once they’ve

set in the fridge again.

Notice the neat and tidy rows…

He Rolls Each Lump Into A Ball And Then Coats In Nuts

You can roll the balls in • Coconut• Cocoa powder• Sugar• Heath Crunch• Anything!

These Are Candied Nuts, I Think…

The Student’s Attempts … Later That Day

Thank You, Chef Eric Wagner

Thank you to the girls in class, who made it a lot of fun!

Thank you, too, to Chef Eric 2.0 for your help, humor and all those paper towels!!

Chef Eric’s Chocolate Class happens at least once a month. For more information, please visit:- http://www.hgtc.edu/

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