The secret of success in the preparation of Brazilian dessert brigadeiro lies in the use of quality components of the formula. Both condensed milk and butter should be only natural, from a trusted producer or, ideally, home. With responsibility it is necessary to concern and to a choice of cocoa, as recently shelfs of shops abound substitutes-surrogates.
The technology for preparing Brazilian brigadeiro sweets is absolutely uncomplicated, and you can easily implement it, following simple recommendations.
Brasilian candy brigadeiro - recipe
Ingredients:
- condensed milk - 380 g;
- cocoa powder 150 g;
- butter creamy peasant fat content of 72.5% - 45 g;
- chocolate, coconut shavings or confectionery powder.
Preparation
- Choosing the dishes for cooking brigadeiro, give preference to the capacity with a thick bottom and a small size. We put into it the necessary amount of condensed milk.
- We have a vessel with condensed milk on the plate's plate, add butter and cocoa powder.
- Now warm up the contents of the vessel with continuous stirring to a boil, while maintaining the heat at the minimum level.
- Cook the chocolate mixture to a thick and viscous texture. If the proportions of the components were met correctly, this would take an average of seven to ten minutes.
- On readiness we spread the received weight in a bowl or a deep plate and we leave to cool at room temperature for about an hour.
- After the allotted time, we will have a delicious chocolate paste, which will be the basis of the brigadeiro sweets. It is important to resist the temptation and not eat it before the next stage of preparation of Brazilian dessert is realized.
- Now grease the palms of the hands lightly with a soft butter, take a spoonful of cooled chocolate mass and form round balls.
- It remains only to roll the received chocolate blanks in various sprinkles and, if desired, lay them in paper muffin molds.
- The basis for breading products can be as simple as confectionery colored or classic chocolate powder, and coconut chips, crushed nuts, waffle crumbs. You can simply use the grated chocolate for this purpose or in addition mix it with crushed nuts.
- Before using candy brigadeiro should be placed for a short time (about an hour) on the shelf of the refrigerator.