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 Cream Nectar
2 squares (ounces) of chocolate 1/2 cup liquid coffee 3 cups water 1 cup sugar Whipped cream 1 tsp vanilla extract - Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Dan's Chocolates chocolate enrobed brownies
1 package standard brownie mix 2.5 cups Dan's Chocolates chocolate chips - semi-sweet 63% cacao 1/2 cup Dan's CHocolates white chips - Chocolate Fudge, No 1 | 2 cups sugar
2 cups sugar 1 cup milk 1/4 cup cocoa Pinch of soda Vanilla to taste 2 Tbsps butter 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped - Italian Chocolate Cake
2 cups granulated sugar 2/3 cup butter 1/2 cake Baker's chocolate, grated 1 cup cold coffee (liquid) 2 heaping cups browned flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Whites 5 eggs - 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 - Chocolate Tarts
4 eggs, separated 1/2 cake of Baker's chocolate, grated 1 Tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in water 3 Tbsps milk 4 Tbsps white sugar 2 tsps vanilla 1/8 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp butter, melted - Chocolate Cream Filling | 2 cups milk
2 cups milk 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 square (ounce) cooking chocolate, melted 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla - Chocolate Cookies | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 3 squares premium chocolate 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 4 tablespoons milk
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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