Homemade dark chocolate Easter egg

On the market the choice for the purchase ofEaster Egg not lacking, but the satisfaction of preparing it directly in our house priceless. The greatest satisfaction will be that of being able to write on the egg what you want and above all to insert a personalized gift and special for those who will open it. You can also give space to the imagination in creating a beautiful package that will surround this work of art, making everything even more unique and original.

Ingredients for 6

70% dark chocolate: 200 g
Egg white: 5 g
Powdered sugar: 30 g
Dye: 1 drop
Sugars: to taste

Preparation: 60 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour, 1 minute
Total: 1 hour, 1 minute
Calories: 555 Kcal / 100 g

Egg preparation

Pour the chocolate into a bowl and melt it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Mix it and heat again for another 30 seconds.

Repeat 2 more times, the chocolate must reach a temperature of 50 ° C.

Pour onto a steel or marble surface.

Spatulate until reaching a temperature of 30 ° C.

Return the chocolate to the bowl.

Pour it into molds.

Move the molds by swirling them so that the chocolate reaches the edges.

Invert the molds on the surface to remove the excess of chocolate.

Remove the chocolate on the counter.

Leave to crystallize for 10 minutes and repeat the operation if necessary.

Clean the edges and leave to crystallize for about 2 hours.

Wear a pair of cotton or latex gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints.

Gently unmold the eggs.

Heat the work surface with a torch or a steel pan on a stove.

Pass one half of the eggs on the hot part and then make it adhere to the other half of the egg.

Repeat with the other egg. (

Ice preparation

Prepare the ice by whipping the egg white with the icing sugar with an electric whisk at maximum speed.

When the mixture is thick and white, add the dye.

Mix again for 10 seconds.

Place the ice in a pastry bag and decorate the eggs by adding the sugars.

Accessories

1 bowl
2 polycarbonate molds
Latex gloves
Baking tray
Electric whisk
Sac à poche
Kitchen thermometer

The origins and tradition of Easter eggs

The tradition of exchanging eggs was born hundreds of years before the birth of Christ, the Persians exchanged chicken eggs at the arrival of spring to celebrate the rebirth of nature. With the advent of Christianity the exchange of eggs has been linked to the rebirth / resurrection of the son of God.

Over time the eggs have turned into chocolate, but the message of rebirth and good wishes has obviously not changed.