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 Sauce
1 square chocolate 1cup milk 4 tablespoons Sugar Few grains salt 3/4 Tablespoons corn starch 1/2 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Cake | 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup milk 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 4 ounces chocolate, melted 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Souffle | 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons milk 4 tablespoon oil 2 squares grated chocolate 2 cups milk 1/4 cups sugar 3 eggs - 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 - Easy Chocolate Frosting
1 cup (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup evaporated milk 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar - Chocolate Walnut Wafers
1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 2 squares premium chocolate, grated 1/4 cup milk 1 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 teaspoon salt - Baked Chocolate Pudding
1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp baking powder 1 heaping Tbsp butter 2 squares chocolate 1/2 cup flour Vanilla For sauce: 2 egg yoks, beaten 2 egg whites, beaten 1 cup sugar - Chocolate Bread Pudding | 2 cups stale bread crumbs
2 cups stale bread crumbs 4 cups scalded milk 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 2/3 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla - 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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