Chocolate Recipes
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- Chocolate
1 tablespoon chocolate 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup milk - Chocolate Water Icing
1 square chocolate 3 tablespoon boiling water 1 1/2 cup pulverized sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Frosting
4 egg whites 3 cups powdered sugar Nearly 1 cup chocolate, grated - Chocolate Cream Candy
2 cups sugar 2/3 cup milk 1 tablespoon butter 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Cookies | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter 1 Tbsp lard 1 cup sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 ounces chocolate, melted 1 egg, beaten 1/2 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 2 Tbsp sour milk 2-1/2 cups flour Chocolate frosting Walnuts - Plain Chocolate Cake
1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 4 ounces premium chocolate 5 tablespoons boiling water 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 eggs - Chocolate Ice Cream | 3 pints cream
3 pints cream 1 pint milk 2 eggs, beaten 4 ounces chocolate, grated 2 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp cornstarch 1 tsp vanilla extract - Hot Chocolate | 1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake
1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake Boiling water Milk - Chocolate and Rice Pudding
4 tablespoons rice 2 cups milk 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup beaten cream 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup Lowney's Premium Chocolate 3/4 cup seeded raisins 2 egg white - Chocolate III
2 ounces sweetened chocolate 4 cups milk Few grains salt Whipped Cream
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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