Chocolates - Week 2 - Molded Chocolates

This is becoming a hugely fun class.  This week we worked on molded chocolates.  Below are the two that I did, and they were HUGE hits.

Raspberry Walnut Dark Chocolate Ganache 

The mold I wanted to use, and coated with luster dust

Mold with chocolate coating and half the ganache filled

Molded Chocolates

I did the rounded ones, and a groupmate did the square ones, but the ideas were group efforts.

White chocolate molded chocolates

My favorite molded chocolates so far: 

Chai white chocolate ganache with white chocolate coating.

Chocolates Week 1

We started this quarter learning about tempering chocolates - and we tempered by seeding and by tabling.  The tabling was by far the easiest way, but also the messiest way. Here are some filigrees that I made the first week, as well as cigars and my favorite: the fleur de lis transfer sheets.  Next week we will be working on molded chocolates and I am really looking forward to learning more of this.

New Quarter - New recipes - Week 1 & 2 - Breads

Here are the breads that I did during the first 2 weeks of this quarter.  I really like making bread.  :)  However, if you look at the baguettes you will see I need more practice with the shaping of them.  This was the first time ever making baguettes, so while I might need practice, I am still pretty proud of what I was able to do.

Potato Dill Rolls

 White Pan Bread

 Baguettes - 4 different recipes

 La Brea recipe

 Poolish recipe

 Prefermented dough recipe

 Straight method

Christmas Dinner

I made everything except the wheat rolls. I really enjoy cooking for those that enjoy eating my creations. The macaroni, santa hats, and pumpkin mousse were the biggest hits of the night.

Baked Macaroni

 Corn Puding

 Cranberry Jam/Spread

 Santa Hats - Brownie Mini Bites

 Shrimp Jambalaya

 Pumpkin Mousse

 Pumpkin Mousse with sweetened almonds

 Smashed Sweet Potatoes

 Stuffing

 Green Pea Salad

 Turkey

 Wheat Rolls

Loaf Bread - Yeast Bread

I was really in the mood to make some bread.  I thought about using a bread machine recipe and seeing how it turns out by making in "by hand" but decided to just find a recipe in one of my other books.  I made a "loaf bread" recipe and it made 3 loaves.  However, I made 2 loaves and used the other third to make the cloverleaf rolls.  ~Happy Baking~

 

Intro to Baking Final Exam products

Here are the two items that made for the Intro to Baking Final Exam

12/13/2010

Almond Crunch Chocolate Confetti Spongecake

 Challah Bread

Cakes & Custards

Pumpkin Roll

Carrot Cake

 Savory Bread Pudding

 Creme Brulee

 Me with my Creme Brulee