Chocolate Caramel Tortillas Food

CHOCOLATE CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil; butter foil in pan. Set aside.
• Combine all ingredients except vanilla in heavy 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, 7-12 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, 22-25 minutes or until candy thermometer reaches 245°F or small amount of mixture dropped into ice water forms a firm but pliable ball. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Immediately pour hot caramel mixture into prepared pan. Cool 20 minutes. Score into 1-inch squares with tip of knife while mixture is still warm but has set on surface. Cool completely. Let stand at room temperature for 24 hours for easier cutting.
• Remove candy from pan using foil; cut candy into squares. Wrap each square in waxed paper.

CHOCOLATE CARAMELS

Steps:

• Line a 9x5-in. loaf pan with foil and grease the foil with butter; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, bring the sugar, corn syrup and chocolate to a boil over medium heat; stir until smooth. Add 1/2 cup cream; cook, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer reads 234° (soft-ball stage). Add another 1/2 cup cream; return mixture to 234° (soft-ball stage). Add the remaining cream; cook to 245° (firm-ball stage)., Immediately pour into prepared pan (do not scrape saucepan). Let stand until firm, about 5 hours or overnight. Using foil, lift candy out of pan. Discard foil; cut candy into 1-in. squares using a buttered knife. Wrap individually in waxed paper; twist ends.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL TORTILLAS

Steps:

• 1. Pour just enough oil in a pan to fry the tortillas. Turn burner to medium-high heat. Note: I used about the same amount of oil as if frying two eggs.
• 2. Cut each of the tortillas in four (4) triangles. Fry in a little oil on medium-high heat until golden brown and crispy on each side. Be sure not to over brown them but make sure they're crispy so they will remain that way once you drizzle on the sauces.
• 3. Remove from heat and place into dessert plates. While still hot sprinkle with desired amount of powdered sugar. Now drizzle on desired amounts of chocolate sauce and caramel sauce. I eat these with my fingers. They are awesome!

CHOCOLATE TORTILLA TORTE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate chips in microwave until melted (stir every 30 seconds).
• Cool chocolate slightly (about 5-10 minutes); it should be smooth.
• Mix in sour cream.
• Mixture should be the consistency of thick pudding.
• Spread first tortilla with layer of chocolate mix.
• Be sure to go to edges.
• Repeat until all tortillas are used.
• There should be enough chocolate mix to liberally cover the top.
• (If I've made the chocolate layers thinner, I frost the whole thing).
• Decorate with strawberries or raspberries.
• Important: Refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.

SOFT CHOCOLATE CARAMELS

Steps:

• In a heavy-bottomed sauce pan, stir the sugar and corn syrup together until the sugar is completely moistened. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat and cook, without stirring, until it turns a very light caramel color, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and very slowly pour the cream into the hot sugar (be careful-it will bubble up) and stir to combine. Return the mixture to medium-low heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until a candy thermometer inserted in the pot reads 238 degrees F, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the chocolate and butter until smooth. Pour the mixture into a greased 8-by-8 inch square baking dish. Allow to cool completely (at least 2 hours) before cutting into 1-inch squares.
• Chocolate is tempered so that after it has been melted, it retains its gloss and hardens again without becoming chalky and white (that happens when the molecules of fat separate and form on top of the chocolate). There are a variety of ways to temper.
• One of the easiest ways to temper chocolate is to chop it into small pieces and then place it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time on high power until most of the chocolate is melted. Be very careful not to overheat it. (The temperature of dark chocolate should be between 88 and 90 degrees F, slightly warmer than your bottom lip. It will retain its shape even when mostly melted. White and milk chocolates melt at a temperature approximately 2 degrees F less because of the amount of lactose they contain.) Any remaining lumps will melt in the chocolate's residual heat. Use an immersion blender or whisk to break up the lumps. Usually, chocolate begins to set, or crystallize, along the side of the bowl. As it sets, mix those crystals into the melted chocolate to temper it. A glass bowl retains heat well and keeps the chocolate tempered longer.
• Another way to temper chocolate is called seeding. In this method, add small pieces of unmelted chocolate to melted chocolate. The amount of unmelted chocolate to be added depends on the temperature of the melted chocolate, but is usually 1/4 of the total amount. It is easiest to use an immersion blender for this, or a whisk.
• The classic way to temper chocolate is called tabliering. Two thirds of the melted chocolate is poured onto a marble or another cold work surface. The chocolate is spread out and worked with a spatula until its temperature is approximately 81 degrees F. At this stage, it is thick and begins to set. This tempered chocolate is then added to the remaining non-tempered chocolate and mixed thoroughly until the mass has a completely uniform temperature. If the temperature is still too high, part of the chocolate is worked further on the cold surface until the correct temperature is reached. This is a lot of work, requires a lot of room, and makes a big mess.
• A simple method of checking tempering, is to apply a small quantity of chocolate to a piece of paper or to the point of a knife. If the chocolate has been correctly tempered, it will harden evenly and show a good gloss within a few minutes.
• From Dessert Circus, Extraordinary Desserts You Can Make at Home, by Jacques Torres.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly coat baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Stack tortillas and cut into 8 wedges, to make 48 wedges total. Arrange wedges in a single layer on prepared sheets and lightly spray with cooking spray.
• Bake in preheated oven until crisp and golden, about 10 minutes. Slide onto wire rack to cool.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate. In another small saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with water.
• Place a sheet of waxed paper under rack with tortillas. Working with about 12 at a time, drizzle chocolate and caramel over tortillas using a fork. Let stand on waxed paper to set. You may need to remelt between batches. When set, store in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper.

CHOCOLATE TORTILLA CHIPS-HOMEMADE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400^. Whisk together the flour,salt,baking powder,cocoa and sugar in a bowl; to blend together. Add remaining ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon; until the dough forms into a ball.
• 2. Place the ball on a floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes- adding flour until the dough in no longer sticky.
• 3. Cut dough ball into 4 equal parts then cut those pieces in half so that you have 8 pieces.( I doubles the recipe so I have 16 pieces, as shown instead of the 8).
• 4. Form these pieces into balls; let rest 6 minutes. Roll each ball into a circle as this as you can about 1/8 of an inch is good. Heat a heavy skillet over medium heat.DO NOT add any oil or spray to pan it must be a dry surface. (If you can cook them over open gas flame and turn over and over until done do not burn.About 30 seconds on each side.
• 5. If you want soft tortillas they are done. Store in refrigerator when cooled, in a ziploc baggie. For crispy chips like in the photo. Cut each tortilla into 8 equal pieces with a pizza wheel or sharp knife. Place on a cookie sheet in a single layer and bake for 4 to 5 minutes on each side. Remove and cool slightly and sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Enjoy.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly coat baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Stack tortillas and cut into 8 wedges, to make 48 wedges total. Arrange wedges in a single layer on prepared sheets and lightly spray with cooking spray.
• Bake in preheated oven until crisp and golden, about 10 minutes. Slide onto wire rack to cool.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate. In another small saucepan over low heat, melt caramels with water.
• Place a sheet of waxed paper under rack with tortillas. Working with about 12 at a time, drizzle chocolate and caramel over tortillas using a fork. Let stand on waxed paper to set. You may need to remelt between batches. When set, store in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper.