Cacahuatl bilayer
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lower leaflet
- warm heating chamber to 200ºC
- mix 2 unfertilised chicken embryos (eggs) with 60g sucrose in a metal container in a water bath
- stir vigorously until homogeneous and about 150-200% in volume
- remove from water bath and mix with 40g grain homogenate (flour) and 15ml* cocoa powder (*1 table spoon)
- optional step: add large, dry and oily plant seeds of selected plants cut into small pieces (walnuts & hazelnuts esp. conducive to good results)
- pour into circular container, incubate briefly for 10-15min until mass has markedly reduced affinity to backing paper
- allow to cool down
upper leaflet
container 1
- melt 135-150g chocolate fractionated into small pieces in water bath
- allow to cool to 30-35ºC
container 2
- separate 4 egg whites into separate autoclaved container (ok, washed should also work)
- add 5g (pinch) sodium chloride to facilitate the denaturing of the egg proteins
- stir vigorously until a solid protein/air emulsion has formed; volume should be strongly increased
container 1
- mix egg yolk with molten chocolate vigorously
container 2 > 1
- with the help of a large spatula gently mix 1/2 egg white/air emulsion with chocolate without compacting too much
- gently add remaining half
assembly of the bilayer
- add foamy upper leaflet carefully to cooled baked lower leaflet of the bilayer
- put at 4ºC for a minimum of 2h
- optional: add visual adornment
- when feeding to human test subjects, record facial expression and sound