Chocolate Covered Pretzels Recipe Tips

Steps:

• Put chocolate in small bowl.
• Microwave for 35 seconds.
• The chips will still look whole, DO NOT MICROWAVE ANY LONGER! IT WILL BURN, instead stir for 20 seconds and all lumps will be smooth.
• Lay out a piece of foil.
• Dip pretzels with fingers in chocolate scrape off excess and lay on foil.
• Wait 30 minutes to cool (Better if not put in fridge or freezer, they melt when they come out).

Steps:

• 1. Prepare a large baking sheet by covering it with wax paper (or parchment paper). Melt chocolate and shortening together by using a double boiler with the water at a gentle simmer. Stir chocolate while it's melting and remove from heat once all the chocolate is melted (you can use a microwave to melt the chocolate, see Tips section below). Using a fork, dip each pretzel one at a time into the melted chocolate. You can completely cover the pretzel or just dip 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up, leaving some of the pretzel exposed. Once the pretzel has been dipped in chocolate, lay it on a cookie sheet to set. If you wish to add sprinkles for garnish, now's the time to do it while the chocolate is still wet (you can dip around 6 at a time before sprinkling in batches). Allow to set for about one hour before packing away for storage. Keep in an airtight container with a piece of wax paper between layers of dipped pretzels. Will keep for about two weeks in a cool, dark place (they do not need to be refrigerated).
• 2. For topping sprinkles, try candy sprinkles, shredded coconut, crushed peanuts or almonds, crushed peppermints or candy canes, crushed cookies. You can either sprinkle toppings or dip the pretzels into a dish filled with toppings to get them coated really well. Store at room temperature for up to two weeks in an airtight container. If you don't have a double boiler, you can melt chocolate in the microwave at 30 second intervals-just make sure to stir frequently until chocolate is fully melted (do not overcook or the chocolate will be bitter). Try dark chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch chips for coating the pretzels-or do a combo of two by dipping in one flavor then once cooled, drizzle another flavor for a decorative effect (and a flavor twist). To preserve as much of the chocolate as possible (and keep things neat), allow the excess chocolate to drip back into the pot before moving the dipped pretzel onto the baking sheet. You can dip pretzel sticks instead of regular shaped pretzels, do a double dip with these (letting the first chocolate layer fully set before dipping the next chocolate layer about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up).

Steps:

• Dip 10 pretzels in milk chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Decorate half of the pretzels with sprinkles. Chill for 10 minutes or until set., Dip the remaining 10 pretzels in white candy coating, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. Decorate half of the pretzels with sprinkles. Chill for 10 minutes or until set., Drizzle the plain white-coated pretzels with milk chocolate. Drizzle the plain milk chocolate-coated pretzels with white candy coating. Chill for 10 minutes or until set. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and cream in double boiler over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Dip pretzels one at a time quickly to coat while mixture is still very warm. Place pretzels on wax paper to set and cool.

Steps:

• Melt white chocolate in the top of a double boiler, stirring constantly.
• Dip pretzel halfway into the white chocolate, completely covering half of the pretzel. Roll in topping if desired, and lay on wax paper.
• Continue the process until all of the white chocolate is finished. Place in refrigerator for 15 minutes to harden. Store in airtight container.