Author Topic: Home made Pocky? (Read 64853 times)

lychee-twist · « **on:** November 16, 2008, 01:03:07 am »

I just had a thought that might either blow up in my face or rock something awesome.

What if you took some sort of sweet biscuit dough, put it through a spaghetti maker? If I'm thinking correctly (and given it's late, I might not be), if you cook the cut strings, dipped them in chocolate (possibly rolling them in something while still wet), wouldn't that essentially be that which is Pocky?

Hang it to dry by the uncoated ends, and you'll even get the nice tip!

Think of the mad possibilities! Oreo pocky! Butterfinger pocky! Ramune pocky? I don't know!

I might have to try this tomorrow! I'm making an apple tart, what's the harm in making some biscuit sticks along side?

Syd-chan · « **Reply #1 on:** November 16, 2008, 04:42:48 am »

o.o PICTURES OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. ...You should try some really weird flavor. Like.... ..............Er.

Toxikon · « **Reply #2 on:** November 16, 2008, 11:59:05 am »

I think you'd have to get some quick-drying chocolate, or something, or it seems to me it would all drip off before it dried. Like, maybe that Magic Shell ice-cream sauce they have?

Sugarlat · « **Reply #3 on:** November 16, 2008, 12:25:02 pm »

Wouldn't you have to bake it before?
then dip it into chocolate?'I donno, I feel like I wanna try something like that.

oslapedo · « **Reply #4 on:** November 16, 2008, 12:27:12 pm »

That sounds so good! I want to try making some!

lychee-twist · « **Reply #5 on:** November 16, 2008, 02:11:06 pm »

Quote from: Toxikon on November 16, 2008, 11:59:05 am

I think you'd have to get some quick-drying chocolate, or something, or it seems to me it would all drip off before it dried. Like, maybe that Magic Shell ice-cream sauce they have?

I'm suspecting multiple dips myself. Not entirely sure. I was thinking that the chocolate might be too thick and would need to be cut a little bit with a splash of milk. Rethinking it, I'm probably wrong on that.

Either way, I'm going to use an animal cracker dough recipe as my base. I think it'll be the right biscuit crunch and be sweet enough.

superjaz · « **Reply #6 on:** November 16, 2008, 02:26:04 pm »

its all fun and games until some one brings out the marshmello fluff

lychee-twist · « **Reply #7 on:** November 16, 2008, 02:29:04 pm »

o_o That's a good idea. Chocolate dip, then marshmallow, then chocolate again.

Radien · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2008, 04:35:13 pm »

If you use biscuit dough, it'll have to be something with a homogenous consistency or else it will fall apart. It also would have to bake really solid to hold its shape as a stick.

I've always compared Pocky's "biscuit" portion to pretzels, albeit minus the salt. However, pretzels have a certain taste that doesn't match Pocky, so perhaps it'd be better to compare it to some sort of cookie dough.

Hmmm, how about that? Got some sort of cookie dough that'd resemble Pocky? Like shortbread, but less crumbly?

GenkiIchigo · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2008, 05:57:29 pm »

This would work! I'd look for a sweet crispy breadstick recipe (I happened to see something about crispy breadsticks on tv one time, so you should find a recipe). I make chocolate dipped pretzel sticks for Christmas sometimes and the process is about the same it seems. Generally one dip into the sauce is enough, since melted chocolate hardens pretty quickly. Rolling it in toppings while it's still gooey will work too. n.n

lychee-twist · « **Reply #10 on:** November 16, 2008, 09:03:49 pm »

The great Pocky experiment has begun!

I ended up trying out an Animal cracker dough because it's both sweeter and has a biscuit consistency in the packages. I dipped it in semi-sweet chocolate.

All in all, it was both a fail and success.

I found out I don't have a spaghetti cutter, so I had to cut by hand. The animal cracker dough had oatmeal in it that I finely chopped with a blender, but I think it really was detrimental since the dough was brittle and weak after it was cut and cooked. Pretzel dough might work if I could figure out how to sweeten it (Thanks, Radien!). Ichigo, I was also thinking breadstick dough at the grocery store today, too!

The chocolate can't be just melted. It was like toothpaste consistency, even with a little butter added (apparently any liquid with melted chocolate is bad??). I need to find a recipe for a thinner chocolate. I ended up spiral rolling and scraping excess off to get an "even" coating. "Even" meaning not with a half inch of chocolate on one side only.

I took pictures if you guys want me to post them. They're not pretty, but it was my first attempt.

melchizedek · « **Reply #11 on:** November 16, 2008, 11:24:53 pm »

Brilliant!!

Toxikon · « **Reply #12 on:** November 16, 2008, 11:40:47 pm »

I'd like to see pictures!

And the most important thing; how did they taste?

megchan · « **Reply #13 on:** November 17, 2008, 09:40:10 am »

For the chocolate, you should try making it with a ganache (so just ad some hot whipping cream to melt the chocolate).

princessmoon · « **Reply #14 on:** November 17, 2008, 10:50:53 am »

Isn't that like chocolate fondue? Fruits dipped in chocolate...angel food caked dipped in choco... if you just let it dry, you'd get semi-same results. I grew up eating finger biscuits (no fingers harmed!!!) and they are just a thicker version of a non-coated pocky stick. Dip those in melted dark chocolate and melt away your world!

DARK chocolate "psycho" desu!

lychee-twist · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:11:29 am »

Quote from: megchan on November 17, 2008, 09:40:10 am

For the chocolate, you should try making it with a ganache (so just ad some hot whipping cream to melt the chocolate).

That's what I was going to do next. My friend made this, I don't quite know how to describe the glory of this cake, with ganache on it. I think it was just chocolate mixed with milk. That would work, I'd bet.

Quote from: Toxikon on November 16, 2008, 11:40:47 pm

I'd like to see pictures!

And the most important thing; how did they taste?

You know, they're not bad tasting! Grainy because of the oatmeal, but the biscuit isn't too sweet. Too much chocolate, though. They're really soft, too. It holds its shape well enough, but there's no crunch. I'm going to change the dough for sure.

Quote from: princessmoon on November 17, 2008, 10:50:53 am

DARK chocolate "psycho" desu!

Iie! Daaku choco wa cho oishii da yo!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:48:37 am »

It sounds like it would work out. I hope it does, if it does I'll have to try it out as well.

mmmmmm Oreo pocky

mangakaluna · « **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2008, 04:31:54 pm »

I'd suggest getting some fast-melting chocolate and melt it with the double boiler method. I think the last time I did chocolate dipped stuff, I added some milk to the chocolate to make it a little more liquid.

Try making giant pocky first

That may be a little easier to manage

lychee-twist · « **Reply #18 on:** November 17, 2008, 07:58:00 pm »

The First Pocky Attempt
Dough: Basic Animal cracker recipe (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Animal-Crackers/Detail.aspx)
Chocolate: Melted semi-sweet chocolate with a bit of butter

Here's the ingredients for the dough. The honey's in a Zip-Loc because I cracked open the bear accidentally. Easy enough stuff.

Mixing the dough. The oats were blended in a blender, but don't mix the entire dough in there. It doesn't work out. Amateur mistake ._.

This is the dough rolled out. You can see how the oats are in the dough. I think it made it too grainy and elastic.

The cookie strips were cut by hand. I cut them thick at first, but then I got it down to a more manageable size.

The cookie dough only puffed up in a few areas, thank goodness. A test cookie showed a lot of puffing.

Final product: full shot. This was very time-consuming work. The chocolate didn't work out too well.

Close up on the final product. In all, it's delicious, but the cookies are lumpy, rather unpleasant looking, and messy. It still worked.

I guess if I make another batch, I'll post the results. This was an easy recipe, and if you want to try, feel free. It's not pretty, but it's tasty!

superjaz · « **Reply #19 on:** November 17, 2008, 07:58:33 pm »

Quote from: megchan on November 17, 2008, 09:40:10 am

For the chocolate, you should try making it with a ganache (so just ad some hot whipping cream to melt the chocolate).

only problem with this is that ganache doesn't set, which is why it makes great frosting or truffel filling

my wedding cake will have ganache in its bottom layer

tofutakeout · « **Reply #20 on:** November 17, 2008, 08:14:04 pm »

I like homemade anything.

I will make it and sell it at school. :3 that would be awesome. thanks for the recipe.

CrimsonHime · « **Reply #21 on:** November 17, 2008, 08:25:13 pm »

this soudns sooo yummy! *dies from chocolate weakness*

Sugarlat · « **Reply #22 on:** November 17, 2008, 10:09:20 pm »

wow that is so awesome I think I will try it later!

nikkiolie · « **Reply #23 on:** November 17, 2008, 10:14:49 pm »

They look really good. I'll get my mom to help me make some. She likes baking....and I'm bad at it. I can cook....but I can't bake x.x

Sugarlat · « **Reply #24 on:** November 17, 2008, 10:40:43 pm »

I'm entering a pizza competition tomorrow in class for $1000 ^_^

lychee-twist · « **Reply #25 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:47:10 pm »

Quote from: nikkiolie on November 17, 2008, 10:14:49 pm

They look really good. I'll get my mom to help me make some. She likes baking....and I'm bad at it. I can cook....but I can't bake x.x

It's a really easy recipe. It's time consuming, but it's easy. I wish I had a spaghetti maker to make the noodle part easier.

I'm still going to find a better dough recipe.

I'll post the results.

Radien · « **Reply #26 on:** November 18, 2008, 01:56:52 am »

Congrats on your first attempt.

Yes, it does look yummy, despite being messy.

I'm glad you like my pretzel suggestion, though I'm not sure the taste will be quite right. Chocolate-covered pretzels are tasty, but for different reasons.

I think you'll want to avoid whole oats, no matter how finely you plan on chopping them. Also, listen to Superjaz; I had enough of her cookin' to say that she knows what she's doing.

lychee-twist · « **Reply #27 on:** November 18, 2008, 10:50:35 am »

I woke up this morning with two thoughts: "Ow. My headache's still here" and "Hmm, Superjaz said ganache doesn't set. That could be a problem".

Seriously. That's what it was. I'm wondering if I cut the salt content in the pretzel dough it might work. But pretzels tend to puff, don't they? Chocolate covered pretzels are tasty, so if it's not Pocky-like, that's perfectly fine!

I think I'm going to go for a breadstick dough first. I don't know when I'll make the next batch, but I want to keep trying.

Now if I could only remember what that dream I had was about. Darth Vader?

mangakaluna · « **Reply #28 on:** November 18, 2008, 11:25:18 am »

Quote from: lychee-twist on November 18, 2008, 10:50:35 am

I woke up this morning with two thoughts: "Ow. My headache's still here" and "Hmm, Superjaz said ganache doesn't set. That could be a problem".

Seriously. That's what it was. I'm wondering if I cut the salt content in the pretzel dough it might work. But pretzels tend to puff, don't they? Chocolate covered pretzels are tasty, so if it's not Pocky-like, that's perfectly fine!

I think I'm going to go for a breadstick dough first. I don't know when I'll make the next batch, but I want to keep trying.

Now if I could only remember what that dream I had was about. Darth Vader?

Have you tried getting fast-melting dipping chocolate? Mix a little milk in and it gets a little more liquid, It will still set

I sorta made pretzel pocky last year (Imagine GIANT Pocky, but pretzel

)

lychee-twist · « **Reply #29 on:** November 18, 2008, 02:41:40 pm »

No! I haven't tried that. I will have to next time for sure!

makichan · « **Reply #30 on:** November 18, 2008, 03:03:11 pm »

I am impressed with your efforts.

You definitely have a lot more patience than I do xD
I'd much sooner run to the store for a box, haha.
I look forward to seeing more ^^

Wuntvor · « **Reply #31 on:** November 18, 2008, 06:05:55 pm »

I haven't tried this, but I found it by doing a web search.

Chocolate coated Pocky:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/8 cup sesame
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
1/8 cup brown sugar

1/8 cup soy bean jam (estimated, I just added the water into the jar...)
1 egg yolk
1/4 cup water

1. Mix flour, sesame, and salt
2. Cut in butter
3. Mix jam, yolk, and water, slowly add to flour mixture
4. Roll out and slice into thin strips
5. Roll into tubes and freeze, ~ 1hr
6. Bake until golden , 400F 10 min

Once the strips cool, poured microwave-melted dark chocolate on them and let them cool on saran wrap.
Once the chocolate solidifies, Pocky will easily came off the saran wrap.

It doesn't say when you put in the brown sugar. Your free to try it out and let us know how it turned out.

lychee-twist · « **Reply #32 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:16:51 pm »

Wuntvor, you totally just spoiled my quest for the right Pocky recipe ;_;

What the heck, I'll give that a try. I did a Google search for it, actually, and I didn't find anything that really stood out. Maybe I missed this one.

Thanks

Deviant Spider · « **Reply #33 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:19:55 pm »

I just wants to eat the gooey chocolate. It would never have a chance to dry to the stick....Of course I am a chocolate fiend......nom nom nom.

Yay for trying to make pocky!

lychee-twist · « **Reply #34 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:23:17 pm »

Make a super pocky! One stick that you just dip over and over and over again until it's like a solid version of cotton candy! HUGE glob of chocolate on a dinky cookie stick

Deviant Spider · « **Reply #35 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:27:51 pm »

OMG it would be like those dip-em sticks that we got as kids. SUCH A GOOD IDEA!!!

tofutakeout · « **Reply #36 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:49:00 pm »

ooooooh. now I really want to make pocky for myself.

super pocky AND a recipe.

melchizedek · « **Reply #37 on:** November 18, 2008, 08:55:32 pm »

I approve of this pocky

Wuntvor · « **Reply #38 on:** November 18, 2008, 11:39:10 pm »

Quote from: lychee-twist on November 18, 2008, 08:16:51 pm

Wuntvor, you totally just spoiled my quest for the right Pocky recipe ;_;

What the heck, I'll give that a try. I did a Google search for it, actually, and I didn't find anything that really stood out. Maybe I missed this one.

Thanks

I do this with games too. I always download the walkthroughs. Sorry if I spoiled the quest. You still have to figure out when to add the brown sugar.

Radien · « **Reply #39 on:** November 19, 2008, 02:10:03 am »

Quote from: lychee-twist on November 18, 2008, 08:16:51 pm

Wuntvor, you totally just spoiled my quest for the right Pocky recipe ;_;

Cheer up! You can always just make the recipe better.

Mister_manji · « **Reply #40 on:** November 19, 2008, 06:24:31 am »

still cant believe tom hasn't posted yet

Higuma · « **Reply #41 on:** November 19, 2008, 08:08:47 am »

Me and my kids have been talking about doing this. My wife used to make chocolates so with her help I think we can come up with something.

lychee-twist · « **Reply #42 on:** November 19, 2008, 11:40:17 am »

Higuma, that sounds like a stroke of luck if I can say so

Wow. You'll probably have delicious results!

Wuntvor, nah, it's cool. I was teasing. I download the guides, too. I'm not very bright at puzzles and things.

Radien, OH YOU KNOW I WILL. XD Probably not, but a girl can dream.

Radien · « **Reply #43 on:** November 20, 2008, 01:50:43 am »

Quote from: Mister_manji on November 19, 2008, 06:24:31 am

still cant believe tom hasn't posted yet

A very good point...

Quote from: lychee-twist on November 19, 2008, 11:40:17 am

Radien, OH YOU KNOW I WILL. XD Probably not, but a girl can dream.

Definitely. And judging by the costume in your avatar, you must have very interesting dreams indeed.

lychee-twist · « **Reply #44 on:** November 20, 2008, 03:10:28 pm »

Quote from: Radien on November 20, 2008, 01:50:43 am

Quote from: lychee-twist on November 19, 2008, 11:40:17 am
Radien, OH YOU KNOW I WILL. XD Probably not, but a girl can dream.
Definitely. And judging by the costume in your avatar, you must have very interesting dreams indeed.

Haha. Well, zombie attack with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader, yelling from a double decker tour bus, "We will find the last human girl and eat her for dinner!", as I try and sneak by them... yeah. I have weird dreams sometimes.

Don't get me started on the one where I lost my eyeballs. XD

CrimsonHime · « **Reply #45 on:** November 20, 2008, 03:59:11 pm »

Haha. Well, zombie attack with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader, yelling from a double decker tour bus, "We will find the last human girl and eat her for dinner!", as I try and sneak by them... yeah. I have weird dreams sometimes.

Don't get me started on the one where I lost my eyeballs. XD
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megchan · « **Reply #46 on:** November 21, 2008, 08:57:34 am »

Quote from: superjaz on November 17, 2008, 07:58:33 pm

Quote from: megchan on November 17, 2008, 09:40:10 am
For the chocolate, you should try making it with a ganache (so just ad some hot whipping cream to melt the chocolate).

only problem with this is that ganache doesn't set, which is why it makes great frosting or truffel filling

Well, ganache does set, that's how truffles hold their shape... I've use ganache rather than chocolate frosting and it does have a hard set to it.

lychee-twist · « **Reply #47 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:16:02 pm »

Excellent! I'll look up a truffle recipe for the proper setting chocolate. Thank you, megchan! That sounds like it might work out extremely well!

Radien · « **Reply #48 on:** November 21, 2008, 07:46:31 pm »

Quote from: lychee-twist on November 20, 2008, 03:10:28 pm

Haha. Well, zombie attack with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader, yelling from a double decker tour bus, "We will find the last human girl and eat her for dinner!", as I try and sneak by them... yeah. I have weird dreams sometimes.

Don't get me started on the one where I lost my eyeballs. XD

...Dude. Are all your dreams like that? You might even be able to compete with my sister for entertaining dreams.

lychee-twist · « **Reply #49 on:** November 21, 2008, 10:50:16 pm »

On rare occassion, yes.

I had another zombie nightmare that involved a mall on Mars after the mall had closed. Also another zombie dream on my old university campus. That was a creepy dream.

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Author Topic: Home made Pocky? (Read 64853 times)

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