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How to Temper Chocolate + Baci di Ficchi #fantasticalfoodfight

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Welcome to a new-ish online blogging event: the Fantastical Food Fight coordinated by Sarah of Fantastical Sharing of Recipes. For more information about the event, click here. I missed last month - boo! - because I haven't had a chance to unpack my slow cooker. So, I definitely had to jump into this month.


This month, we were given the challenge of dipping things in chocolate. So. Many. Possibilities.

But before you dip, you must temper. Tempering chocolate is a crucial step for making smooth, glossy, evenly colored coating for your dipped chocolates. Tempering prevents the dull, greyish color and tough, waxy texture that happens when the cocoa fat separates out. Tempered chocolate produces a crisp, satisfying snap when you bite into it.

How to Temper Chocolate

Place half of your chocolate in a double-boiler and, over low heat, warm until melted. Remove from heat and stir in the other half of the chocolate. Set aside until the chocolate begins to lose its shine; it's beginning to crystallize. Then, return the chocolate to the double-boiler and warm, over very low heat, until smooth and glossy.

Baci di Ficchi

Baci di Ficchi. Fig kisses. I have loved these ever since I had them at the girl + the fig in Sonoma. This is so easy it's almost laughable to write down a recipe. Figs + melted dark chocolate. That's it. Enjoy.

Ingredients

  • 2 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 dozen dried figs


Procedure
Temper the chocolate and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Holding the figs by the stem, dip the bulbous end in the chocolate. Gently shake off any excess chocolate and place on the parchment paper to set. Once the chocolate is set, keep in an air-tight container...or just eat them right away!

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  1. A Day in the Life on the FarmFebruary 15, 2017 at 6:49 AM

    I love figs...I have dipped dried apricots before and they were lovely but didn't think of figs.....picking some up next shopping trip!

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  2. AliciaFebruary 15, 2017 at 11:10 AM

    Thanks for sharing about tempering chocolate! Super handy dandy for the next time! These figs look delicious too!

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  3. KarenFebruary 15, 2017 at 12:34 PM

    Thanks for much for the tempering lesson! I tend to cheat by adding shortening. This is much fancier!

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  4. UnknownFebruary 15, 2017 at 3:08 PM

    I need to figs this way. YUM!

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  5. AmyFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:45 PM

    Beautifully done! I have yet to successfully temper chocolate!

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  6. Traci, BurntApple.comFebruary 16, 2017 at 6:00 AM

    I've never had chocolate dipped figs! Will have to try. They came out delicious looking!

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  7. ColleenFebruary 18, 2017 at 2:07 PM

    These look heavenly!

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