Pastry Chef Attempts to Make Gourmet Snickers | Gourmet Makes | Bon Appétit - Summary

Summary

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This is a transcript of a video where Claire, a chef from the BA Test Kitchen, attempts to make gourmet Snickers bars. She explains the ingredients and process of making the chocolate, nougat, caramel and peanut layers, and compares them to the original candy bars. She faces some challenges with the texture, flavor and tempering of the components, and tries different recipes and methods to improve them. She also gets feedback from her colleagues and tastes the final product.

Facts

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1. The host, Claire, is making gourmet Snickers bars in the VA Test Kitchen.
2. The classic Snickers bar has a ridged pattern on the bottom and a distinctive chocolate swirl on top.
3. The Snickers bar is 10 centimeters long and has three main components: nougat, caramel with peanuts, and milk chocolate.
4. The host wants to improve the Snickers bar by making it less sweet and using better chocolate.
5. The host is using a recipe for French-style nougat with honey, which has a different proportion and method than the original recipe.
6. The host is using a seed method to temper the chocolate, which involves stirring in a small amount of already-tempered chocolate to create a stable crystal structure.
7. The host is using a combination of dark and milk chocolate for the coating.
8. The host is making the caramel with sugar, corn syrup, and evaporated milk, and is adding crushed peanuts and a teaspoon of flaky salt.
9. The host is making the nougat with sugar, water, corn syrup, and egg whites, and is adding peanut butter.
10. The host is using a baking sheet to set the nougat and a loaf pan to set the caramel.
11. The host is using a torch to press the nougat onto the caramel.
12. The host is cutting the filling into bars and chilling them to set.
13. The host is tempering the chocolate using the seed method and piping it into candy bar molds.
14. The host is pressing the bars and filling into the chocolate and chilling them until set.
15. The host is inverting the molds and tapping them sharply on the counter to release the bars.

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