Chocolate Covering?

Question

I'm trying to make biscuits, just some plain biscuits, or short bread, but I'd like to cover them with milk chocolate, no cocoa icing, I'd like it to be proper chocolate. Do I have to "temper" chocolate to do this? I want to make these as little christmas gifts. Anyone know how I can have a "chocolate" covering?

Answer 1

You could use the following recipe and replace the doughnuts with your biscuits.

The only reason you would ''temper'' anything is if you are adding egg to the mixture! SImply add a small amount of the hot liquid (in this case it would be chocolate) to your egg mixture and blend well, this is going to raise the temperature of the egg. This will prevent the egg from curdling once the ''tempered'' mixture is introduced back into the hot chocolate. You wouldn't need to temper with this recipe though!

Special CHOCOLATE Doughnuts w/ Glaze
24 doughnuts
time to make 5 hours 5 hours prep

This is a great recipe! Most Chocolate doughnuts you see only have the Chocolate frosting.Not these! These have the chocolate IN them,WITH a glaze! Prep time is a estimation including the chilling time 8) It will be worth it! 8)

2 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup buttermilk
vegetable oil, to deep fry

Glazed Icing
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons milk

1. Combine all of the glaze ingredients,beat until smoothy.
2. With electric mixer,on medium speed,beat the eggs until frothy.
3. Gradually,add in sugar continue to beat until thick and lemon colored.
4. Add 1/4 cup vegetable oil and vanilla extract,stir well.
5. Combine next 6 ingredients.
6. Add to egg mixture alternatly with buttermilk,begining& ending with flour mixture.
7. Cover the dough and refridgerate for several hours.
8. Divide dough in half,using one half at a time,put on lightly floured surface.
9. Roll dough out to 1/2" thickness& cut with floured 2 1/2" doughnut cutter.
10. Heat 2-3 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
11. Drop 4 or 5 doughnuts at a time.
12. Fry until golden or around a minute,turn over to golden each side.
13. Drain doughnuts well on paper towels.
14. Dip in Glaze,cool on wax paper.

Answer 2

Hi!

Why don't you try covering them with a ganache?

To make ganache hot cream is poured over chopped chocolate and the mixture is stirred until velvety smooth. The proportions of chocolate to cream can vary depending on its use, but the basic form is equal weights of chocolate and cream.

To make a glaze or coating: 1 part cream to 3 parts chocolate.

Deelish!!

Answer 3

Look up a recipe for ganache- that's what it sounds like you want

Answer 4

go to this cooking site and you may can get your answer there. They have a forum, and someone there might know.
recipezaar.com