Anything that has to do with chocolates is irresistible to children, teenagers and adults alike. And if the chocolate delicacy is a lindt truffle with a wide bouquet of flavours like Extra Dark, Peanut Butter, Dark Orange, Hazelnut or Raspberry, along with seasonal flavours like Valentine, Snowman, Spring or Halloween then it becomes doubly intriguing. Such is the appeal of these truffles that it can even lure adults who ideally should give chocolate a skip.
Lindt truffle technically uses a variety of wholesome products to craft exquisite masterpieces. It uses a variety of techniques and products ranging from nuts and soy emulsifiers to milk, whey or eggs. Most lindt truffles use skim milk followed by whole milk powder and varying dairy ingredients. While most products include milk and milk products, a range of truffles containing 60%, 70% or 80% chocolate content do not include any milk products. By virtue of being one of the stalwarts in the chocolate arena, lindt truffles have allergen control which also helps them to follow good manufacturing practices. With a keen eye for detail, they assure zero cross contamination and put strong emphasis on labelling products which mention in a minute about the details, whether or not a product contains milk, no milk at all, or minute traces of milk.
The wonderful world of baking chocolates
Apart from the beauteous truffles created, baking chocolate is a wondrous world that can proudly boast of endless tastes, flavors and textures. Whoever gets into the tough task of baking chocolates or crafting something meaningful with this delicate ingredient has to be extremely cautious because even a fractional variation of ingredients may lead to a lack lustre failure.
Baking chocolate on the other hand, goes by many names. One of them is unsweetened chocolate and the other is bitter chocolate. This is originally hardened and cooled chocolate liquor, which is used primarily while crafting recipes such as cakes, brownies and frostings. The most pristine form of baking chocolate doesn’t have any sugar added to it; most brands available in supermarkets have mild sweeteners added to them. Chefs and culinary artists go a little apart and opt for unsweetened baking chocolate; otherwise the uniqueness of a recipe may be compromised.
The varying proportions of cocoa solids and cocoa butter of unsweetened baking chocolate lends everything that’s created with it. It is chocolate in its purest form, which is responsible for lending a mesmerizing combo of deep and potent chocolate flavors. No matter what kind of chocolate delicacy one is preparing, the recipes that require baking chocolate are the ones that.
are mesmerizing in their touch, feel and scent. This rich, flawless, unsweetened chocolate concoction can doubtlessly add volumes of taste and myriad varieties of texture and aromas and make it a must have while crafting any chocolate based artistry.
