Chocolate Recipes
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- Viennese Thickened Chocolate
4 squares of rich, unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 pints milk 1 teaspoon cornstarch - Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Nut Cake
1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk 2 cup flour 4 teaspoon baking powder 2 square chocolate 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Mousse No. 1 | 3 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate
3 ounces Lowneys Premium Chocolate 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup thin cream 1/4 cup cold water 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt whip from 3 cups cream 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine - Chocolate III
2 ounces sweetened chocolate 4 cups milk Few grains salt Whipped Cream - Chocolate Cream No.1 | 1/4 pound of the best chocolate
1/4 pound of the best chocolate Fine sugar 1 /2 pint of cream - French Chocolate
2 1/2 squares unsweetened chocolate 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup sugar Few grains salt 1/2 cup cream, whipped - Steamed Chocolate Nut Pudding
2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup flour 4 tablespoons Lowney's Premium Chocolate Grated 1/2 cup milk 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup finely chopped nuts 5 egg whites 1 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspo - Chocolate Peanut Butter Creams
1/2 cup fondant 3 Tbsps peanut butter 1/2 tsp vanilla Few grains salt Chocolate coating - Nut Chocolate Caramels
Molasses Chocolate Caramels (see Molasses Chocolate Caramels recipe) 1 cup blanched and chopped almonds or english walnut meats
About Chocolate
- Chocolate has been linked to improved mood and emotional state because many scientists believe it boosts endorphin and serotonin levels in the brain
- Dark chocolate has a higher ratio of cacao solids and lower ratio of milk and cacao butter than milk chocolate
- Dark chocolate can increase the blood flow to arteries, and the entire circulatory system
- Dark chocolate contains high antioxidant content which lowers LDL "bad" cholesterol
- Rudolphe Lindt developed a process of using heat and friction to create the smooth chocolate product that we enjoy today
- John Cadbury was one of the first chocolate makers in England and produced chocolate for Queen Victoria
- The production of chocolate expanded dramatically when a Dutch scientist figured out how to make chocolate powder in the early 1800's
- Chocolate was enjoyed strictly by royalty in Europe as a drink with amazing health benefits
- Cacao butter is the natural fat found in the cacao seed also known as the 'Nib'
- The custom of drinking chocolate was passed along from the Mayans to the Europeans
- The cacao tree which bears the fruit that is needed to make chocolate is indigenous to South America and is known as Theobroma cacao
- Chocolate is created by extracting the seeds of the cacao pod, then sunning and fermenting the product
- The Mayans and the Aztecs consumed chocolate in magnificent quantities and often enjoyed it as a cold and spicy drink
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