This was an easy recipe- however I made a few mistakes that I'll share- hoping to help save others...(I used the recipe before with no problems - so it does work well - usually! I'm positive my problems weren't due to the recipe.) 1st of all- make sure your bowl isn't glass (I thought mine was tempered...a cracked bowl later- I realized it wasn't.) That should have tipped me off for problem #2 - if the water is too hot- your chocolate won't melt! it becomes a solid slab in the bowl! What I think saved it was that I had added the 2 tbsp of butter, so as I let it just sit there & cool- it actually softened and melted. (I of course started a 2nd batch thinking I completely ruined the 1st batch, and although I thought I was being more careful-it too was overheated). Maybe the biggest tip would be to not start the project when you are on a tight deadline-like when you come home at 3:30 and your teenage son says he needs to bring something to the potluck dinner meeting that night & needs it by 5:30 - & he decided he was trying for a prize by bringing chocolate covered strawberries...we were probably trying to rush things along- pretending to be patient...schedule in plenty of time. So- while the 1st batch cooled, we were dipping pretzels in the chocolate, then as it continued to soften, I was able to cover the strawberries too! So, after a QUICK chill in the fridge, he was off to his meeting! (with bonus chocolate covered pretzels- some rolled in coconut!)
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