"Scott" > wrote in message
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> Has anyone made these, i.e., sort of like the Reeses's Peanut Butter
> Cups? I've seen two basic recipe variants. Most commonly, peanut butter
> is mixed with powdered sugar, 2:1 ratio, for the filling. The other,
> from a Tyler Florence show, uses a mousse:

I've made them with the powdered sugar recipe. They're really good.
Haven't heard of the Tyler Florence method, but sounds like a fun
experiment...let us know how it goes!

> Some of the recipes call for adding vegetable shortening to the melted
> chocolate. How would this effect the shell's texture?
>

As previously stated, the shortening adds sheen and smoothness. Makes the
chocolate a lot easier to work with. Be *really* careful not to get even a
drop of water into the chocolate mixture, or it will sieze up on you (i.e.
get clumpy and stiff). If that happens, you can add more shortening and
keep stirring to try to resolve it.