Recipe of the Month

CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES

A recipe for making these delicious chocolate dipped strawberries, as a petit four is the perfect way to end a summer lunch or picnic, served with Hipster's hand roasted coffee or a chilled glass of sweet Jurancon, with its fragrant delicate notes of peach and pear!

“One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste”

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Break the chocolate into pieces then melt gently in a thick-sided bowl over a saucepan of water at boiling temperature. ( a Bain Marie ). When the chocolate has completely melted leave to cool slightly.

I love making these with friends and children as a fun thing to do. For the wow factor, you’ll need some pretty mini cases available now in the home baking section at good supermarkets.

Ingredients • 100 gms Dark chocolate 70% cocoa • 1 punnet of fresh picked English Strawberries with stalks intact Beat the chocolate with a large spoon until glossy and smooth and beginning to thicken slightly. Take a firm hold of the stalk of a strawberry and gently dip and coat with chocolate about twothirds of the way up the berry.

Without letting the chocolate smudge allow to set. You can use a cake cooling rack or something similar. When set transfer to paper cases chocolate side up.

Keep refrigerated. These are best eaten fresh and will last for a day or so.

Method First, wash the strawberries and allow them to dry on kitchen paper. They must be completely dry for the chocolate to stick to them. Two Janes Catering You can see us on Facebook.com/twojanescatering