Chocolate "Alenka": brand history
The legendary sweet tile began its history back in 1964. At the meeting of the CPSU Central Committee, a new food program was adopted, within the framework of which a new type of chocolate was launched - necessarily milk and affordable for the entire population.
An all-Union competition was announced to find a manufacturer, which was won by the Red October factory. The main requirements of the state order were an original recipe and an unusual, memorable wrapper for the sweet. After fulfilling all the rules, the factory began producing chocolate in 1965.
Who is pictured on the packaging of Alenka chocolate?
The packaging image took a very long time to create; many artists worked on it. The first idea was to use Alenka from the legendary painting by Vasnetsov. But this proposal was rejected by the government, since on the canvas the girl was depicted with bare feet, and Soviet children lived in prosperity and prosperity.
Also after this, attempts were made to produce a chocolate bar, the wrapper of which was decorated with a girl with blond pigtails, with daisies, and even in the image of the Snow Maiden, but all these attempts were unsuccessful.
After lengthy attempts, the decision was made and approved by the government - the girl was chosen. She was the daughter of the famous artist Gerinas, whose photograph was published in the magazine “Health” at the age of 8 months.
For the picture on the packaging, the girl’s appearance was slightly corrected - her eye color was changed from brown to blue, her lips were made fuller, and her face was made a little elongated. It was this image that made the domestic delicacy famous far beyond the borders of the Soviet Union.
Regarding the name of the chocolate bar, there are several opinions. Some history experts claim that it was chosen in honor of the daughter of Yuri Gagarin, while others are absolutely sure that the prototype was the daughter of Valentina Tereshkova.
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Original recipes
Chocolate products from the Red October factory are an excellent ingredient for unusual desserts. You can prepare an original berry pizza, which contains:
- 0.1 kg flour;
- 7 dessert spoons of cocoa powder;
- 60 grams of chocolate;
- 0.2 kg brown sugar;
- 120 grams of pre-melted butter;
- 3 eggs;
- 6 tablespoons olive oil;
- 10 grams of starch made from corn;
- a little salt;
- 10 ml vanilla extract.
To prepare the filling you need to buy :
- 0.4 kg of berries;
- 0.2 kg of mascarpone type cheese;
- 20 grams of honey;
- 1 teaspoon ground dried lemon or orange peel.
Pizza that meets all the parameters of ideal taste is prepared as follows:
- The oven is heated to a temperature of 160 degrees.
- A mold with a deep bottom, about 30 centimeters in diameter, is greased with butter. The bottom of the container is covered with parchment.
- Combine cocoa, salt, starch and flour in a separate container.
- In a large container, mix butter and olive oils, as well as sugar. to the resulting mass one at a time . After this, flour is poured into the container.
- The chocolate is crushed and placed in the dough.
- The dough is poured into a mold with a diameter of about 30 cm . The basis for the future pizza is baked at a temperature of 170 degrees for 18 minutes.
- Whisk mascarpone with orange zest and honey until smooth.
- The cake is coated with cream.
- The final touch will be decorating the pizza with slices of berries and mint leaves.
Alenka chocolate can be used to make chocolate brownie. The delicacy contains the following ingredients:
- 100 grams of Viola cheese;
- 0.1 kg of butter with sweet cream flavor;
- 0.4 kg sugar;
- 3 eggs;
- 130 grams of flour;
- 8 dessert spoons of cocoa powder;
- ½ teaspoon baking powder;
- 10 grams of cinnamon;
- chocolate bars to decorate the dish.
A sweet dessert that suits the delicate taste preferences of a rich American is prepared as follows:
- Combine butter with melted cheese and add sugar.
- Beat the resulting mixture with a blender until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Continuing the process of beating the mixture, add one egg at a time.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a separate container. After this, they are added to the egg-oil mixture.
- The baking pan is covered with parchment. Grease the edges of the container with butter.
- The dough is transferred into the mold in an even layer.
- “Brownies” are baked in the oven for 30 minutes. In this case, the middle of the delicacy should remain a little uncooked.
- “Brownie” is cooled, taken out of the mold and cut into small squares . Each portion of the treat is decorated with pieces of Alenka chocolate bar and scoops of pistachio ice cream.
If you learn how to prepare such desserts, the vacancy of a pastry chef in a large city will certainly go to you. So feel free to experiment in the kitchen! It’s much more pleasant to cook a delicious “Brownie” than a tasteless, bland cabbage soup, right?
Rum and banana dessert is quite an expensive dish in terms of money spent on ingredients. But true pleasure does not come for free . This dessert can be prepared on a date with a lover of unusual jokes and original dishes.
The dish contains:
- 2 ripe bananas;
- 100 grams of walnuts ;
- ¼ part of a stick of butter;
- a small amount of ground cinnamon;
- 50 ml of quality rum;
- 10 dessert spoons of sugar;
- 50 ml heavy cream;
- half a chopped chocolate bar.
The dish contains quite a lot of calories . Therefore, women who adhere to strict dietary restrictions should not consume such a dessert. Fried bananas are prepared in the following order:
- Bananas (how many are indicated in the recipe) are cut diagonally into small slices.
- The nuts are peeled and finely chopped.
- Add the required amount of sugar, heavy cream, and chopped walnuts to a frying pan with pre-melted butter.
- After this, carefully lay out the banana slices.
- As soon as bubbles appear in the pan with the sweet mixture, add rum.
- Fried bananas are decorated with cinnamon and fine chocolate chips. Chocolate and fruit dessert served with homemade vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate desserts are also prepared using pancakes. The popularity of such dishes is not difficult to explain. After all, baking thin pancakes is quite easy, and the end result is impressive.
The required ingredients for the cake can be seen below:
- 0.5 liters of high fat cream;
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar;
- a little vanilla extract;
- a small amount of chocolate chips for decorating the pancake cake;
- 3/4 cup flour;
- 1 chocolate bar;
- 1 pack of butter;
- 0.3 l milk;
- eggs of category 1 (3 pieces);
- salt (1/2 teaspoon).
The cake is prepared in the following step sequence:
- Cut the butter into neat cubes.
- Pour 2 tablespoons of water into a small saucepan.
- Add butter to the container. The resulting mixture is brought to a boil.
- Remove the container from the heat and add the chocolate slices.
- Leave the mixture aside for a few minutes. After this, it must be thoroughly beaten with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. In another container, mix eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Combine the dry and liquid mixtures and add them to the chocolate.
- You need to beat the dough with a whisk.
- Cover the container with cling film and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- A frying pan with a non-stick coating is heated over medium heat and greased with vegetable oil.
- After this, pancakes with a diameter of 20 cm are baked.
- Whip the cream thoroughly, add vanilla extract and sugar.
- Each pancake is placed one at a time on a plate and soaked in whipped cream.
Note! The finished cake should be decorated with chocolate chips. The dish is placed in a cold place for at least 4 hours.
Composition, calorie content and BJU of sweets
The composition of the Alenka milk chocolate bar is represented by cocoa fruits, which give the product a pleasant, soft, delicate taste and light aroma. The tile has a dense, uniform structure without inclusions.
Composition of chocolate "Alenka":
- ground cocoa beans;
- cocoa butter;
- whole milk powder;
- powdered sugar;
- vanillin;
- flavorings;
- emulsifiers.
Also, a sweet bar, which weighs 100 g, contains 54 g of carbohydrates, 34 g of fat and 9 g of protein. The calorie content of the chocolate product is 543 cal per 100 g.
Why does it burn
After watching various videos on the Internet, many are shocked by the sight of burning chocolate.
Let's figure out why chocolate burns. The tile, most of it, consists of oil. And as everyone knows, oil burns. Cocoa butter, which is part of the chocolate bar, is also flammable. A burning match or a flame from a stove has a high temperature, at which the chocolate does not have time to melt and begins to burn.
