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 - Reception Chocolate
2 squares sweetened chocolate 4 cups scalded milk Few grains salt Whipped cream - Chocolate Filling for Cake
1/2 cake sweet chocolate, grated 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 egg yolk 1 Tbsp vanilla extract - 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 - Hot Chocolate | 1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake
1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake Boiling water Milk - Chocolate III
2 ounces sweetened chocolate 4 cups milk Few grains salt Whipped 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 Blanc-mange | 1 quart milk
1 quart milk 1 cup sugar 1/2 package gelatin 1/4 cake of chocolate, finely grated - Chocolate Ice Cream | 1 1/2 squares chocolate
1 1/2 squares chocolate 1 1/2 cups sugar or 1/4 cup sugar and 1 /4 cup corn syrup 1 teaspoon gelatine soaked in 1 cup evaporated milk 1 cup water
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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