Sam Mazza's - CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES

Ingredients

• 24-30 ripened strawberries, green caps intact
• 6-ounces sweet, semisweet, bitter sweet or white chocolate
  (coarsely chopped)
• Toothpicks

Instructions

• Rinse strawberries and dry thoroughly on paper towels.
• Melt the chocolate using one of the following methods:
  1. In the top of a double boiler, set over simmering water.
  2. In a nonstick skillet set over low heat.
  3. In a glass bowl in the microwave (on full power in 30 second intervals)
• Stir the chocolate often as it starts to soften to avoid it getting too hot.
• Overheating chocolate may cause scorching and keep it from blending properly
  

CHOCOLATE DIPPED STRAWBERRIES (Continued)

Instructions (continued)

• Insert a toothpick into the stem end of each strawberry and dip into the chocolate
• Leave the green cap & some of the berry showing for a more decorative finished product.
• Spear the free end of the toothpick into a piece of Styrofoam or a grapefruit to allow the strawberry to dry upside down. (Strawberries may also be dried on waxed paper.)
• If the chocolate becomes too thick to work with, re-heat gently.
• If desired, after the chocolate hardens, dip the tip in a contrasting chocolate.
• After the chocolate hardens, remove the strawberries from the toothpicks.
• Refrigerate for storage, but serve at room temperature for greatest flavor.