How can I make a carob coating?
I want to make Italian Three color Christmas Cookies (like these: http://www.food.com/recipe/italian-tri-color-cookies-rainbow-cookies-147882 ). This kind of cookie is traditionally are covered in melted chocolate, but my husband and son are both allergic to chocolate. The last time I tried to melt carob chips, I discovered that carob doesn't melt (it was awful...). So... how can I make a carob coating for these cookies?
Best Answer
Melting carob is a bit different from chocolate. The sugar crystal formation is not the same for tempering chocolate. One suggestion is to add paramount crystals (which is a combination of palm kernel oil and soy lecithin) to help start/control the process. I would also recommend not keeping the double boiler actually on the double boiler for the entire time.
Heat it up until some of the carob melts. Remove from heat and stir. Add it back to the heat and continue removing to stir as each bit melts a little more. It takes longer but it allows you to control the heating and crystallization process.
End the end, you should have a smoother and more even end result.
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How do you temper carob?
Heat the water to melt the chips. Turn the heat to medium-low to bring the water to a slow simmer. Keep the heat low to prevent the carob from becoming grainy. Stir the carob chips and oil constantly with a wooden spoon. As the carob chips heat up and mix with the oil, they'll begin to melt.What is carob coating?
Carob chips are made with carob powder and have an earthy, cocoa-like flavor that's more mellow than chocolate. Carob powder comes from the pod of the Mediterranean carob tree. The pod is seeded, then the fruit pulp is dried, roasted, and ground to a fine powder.How do you make carob chocolate with carob powder?
PROCEDURE:How do you toast carob powder?
I put one teaspoon of the powdered carob in a mug of milk, stirred it, and put it in the microwave to heat.HOW TO MAKE CAROB SYRUP // CASITA VERDE
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Answer 2
double boiler not necessary if you have a microwave, just work on 10 second rotations (micro, stir, micro, stir, etc.)
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