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Default Recipe clarification: "cook until chocolate is just set"

Alexis wrote:
> I'm making Napoleons today with a new chocolate recipe for the
> chocolate layer (recipe below). The cooking instructions include the
> line, "bake, covered with aluminum foil, until just set."
>
> Any idea how long that might be? I'd tried it once today and let it
> bake for about 25 minutes at the recommended 300degF. It was still
> liquid, and honestly I'm afraid to let it burn.


I'm surprised it doesn't specify cooking in a bain marie.

It's basically a custard. At 300F, it's not going to burn any time soon. I'd
expect it to be *at least* 40 minutes.