Experimental Cooking Is Kitchen Arts and Crafts - Educational, Fun and Delicious
Fried Chocolate? It didn't really have any appeal to me, but it certainly sounded good to our daughter.
Part of our family's home education style is learning by experimentation. So for an arts and crafts project Melissa decided to "craft" a snack. First she outlined her plan, then she made her creation, and being the generous girl she is, she shared the results.
Here we will take you on a step by step journey through this chocolate experiment. Hope you enjoy it.
Before Melissa Began Her Experiment I Asked a Few Questions . . .
What are you attempting to do?
"I am going to make a dough and wrap a chocolate bar in it, then fry it."
Where did you get the idea?
"I was at the slopes going up on the chair lift. The people on my chair were talking about American food being loaded with fat. One of the guys said something about deep frying a chocolate bar. I thought it would taste better if I added a pastry shell. Otherwise the chocolate would melt into the fat when frying. I am not deep frying it because we don't have a deep fryer. I am going to try pan frying it."
What is your goal - Why are you doing this?
"It will hopefully be delicious!"
Ingredients
Melissa based her dough on a pastry she has used before. She made a few changes as she went along, taking copious notes. Here is the final ingredient list:
5/8 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1.5 oz butter
1/2 Tbs sugar
4 Tbs water (approximately)
1/4 tsp milk
2 mini chocolate Mars Bars

Melissa decided to add milk and baking powder after we took the photo
What To Do
Step by Step, Melissa took notes as she went along.
1. Mix together the flour and butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
2. Mix in sugar and baking powder
3. Add water and milk and mix until doughy
4. Roll out the dough
5. Butter the chocolate bar
6. Roll the chocolate bar up in enough of the pastry to cover completely
7. Pan fry in butter for a few minutes on each side
8. Bake at 180c (350F) for 5 minutes or until chocolate starts to bubble (gaps will form as it bakes)

Rolling out the dough

Buttering the chocolate bar
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Wrapping the chocolate bar

Pan fry in the butter

In the oven

Melissa shows what it looks like when it is done and cut in half
Melissa's Creation Needs A Name
Here is the finished product. You saw how it was made. Now it needs a name. Melissa requests your help.
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What Did We Think of Melissa's Chocolate Craft?
Melissa (the creator)
"Not bad. If I make it again I will change it."
Sarah (the sister)
"Great. Absolutely amazing. How many more are there?"
Dad
"I like the filling."
Mum
"Good try."
Idea for the Extra Dough

Cut out circles, sprinkle lots of sugar on top and make cookies with the extra dough
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Nov 1, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
- Great Idea! Chocolate is one of my favorites, so anything which chocolate is A in my book :)
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- Pukeko Pukeko Oct 6, 2009 @ 4:38 am | in reply to stargazer00
- Thanks Diane
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Oct 5, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
- Hey, that Giant badge looks pretty great on your lenses!
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- partybuzz partybuzz Oct 4, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
- Very inventive! Anything with chocolate has to be good!
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- MerlinX MerlinX Oct 3, 2009 @ 7:05 pm
- Very creative! Like the idea of using Mars bars. Maybe call it "Martian Delight". Great step-by step pictures too!
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- MiaBellezza MiaBellezza Oct 2, 2009 @ 4:16 am
- You could call it a Chocolate Pig in a Blanket!
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- jaja23 jaja23 Oct 1, 2009 @ 10:29 pm
- Lovely lens! I would have to try that one too ^_^
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- theraggededge theraggededge Sep 29, 2009 @ 4:01 am
- In some parts of the UK they deep fry chocolate bars in batter. I like the pastry idea better! I am hiding this lens from my (homeschooled) kids!
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- oztoo oztoo Sep 27, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
- Fried chocolate!! Wow your daughter might have started something here.
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- JoyfulPamela JoyfulPamela Sep 27, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
- I like how you think, Melissa! Sounds yummy!
Pamela
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- shajo shajo Sep 26, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
- What a great idea!! I think it sounds pretty tasty!
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- Sylvestermouse Sylvestermouse Sep 26, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
- Wonderful! How very creative! Way to go Melissa!
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- poutine poutine Sep 26, 2009 @ 11:39 am
- Neat experiment.
Will she repeat it?
Poutine
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Sep 26, 2009 @ 10:03 am
- I love how she is developing a recipe. She thought this was good but could see where she could improve it.
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- bdkz bdkz Sep 25, 2009 @ 9:29 pm
- Love it!
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- puzzlemaker puzzlemaker Sep 25, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
- Hats off to Melissa. What a great idea. I love the fact that she heard about it, wanted to make it and carried through to accomplish the task.
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- sandyspider sandyspider Sep 25, 2009 @ 2:48 pm
- Wow! I learned something new. I will have to try this.
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- lou16 lou16 Sep 25, 2009 @ 7:22 am
- You had me at chocolate :)
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- 24websurf 24websurf Sep 23, 2009 @ 11:05 pm
- Oh wow! I need to try this just for fun and for the yummy content too :) This was fun!
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