Picnic Strawberries. Today we had lunch in the garden for Abi’s birthday. I was going to bake a sponge or maybe some brownies and then I looked outside over Costa del Beaconsfield and decided against spending the morning in the kitchen. Instead, I made some chocolate coated strawberries which wouldn’t have looked out of place in a box of Thornton’s chocolate. Not rocket science but it’s good to get the technique right or eveyrhting gets a little bit messy. All it took was 3 packs of milk chocolate, 3 packets of white and 2 punnets of strawberries. I used Sainsbury’s value chocolate as it melts really well and at 30p for 100g, no-one’s complaining! Make sure you melt the chocolate s-l-o-w-l-y to avoid burnt lumps. Once you have two separate bowls of smooth, glossy chocolate, dunk a strawberry in till its got an even coat. Holding it by the stalk, let a little excess drip of then place on a chopping board. Once both punnets have their coats, pop in the fridge for 10 minutes. The chocolate should stay runny but might require a 15 second blast in the microwave. Then, using a teaspoon, dribble opposing chocolate over the strawberries and return to the fridge for a further 10 minutes. Then use a straight spatula or a sharp knife to ease the chocolate strawberries off the chopping board and into your mouth!
