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 - 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 Caramels II
1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup molasses 3 squares of grated chocolate 1 cup cream or milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp soda 1/2 tsp salt 2 Tbsps butter 1 cup whole nut meats - Hot Chocolate | 1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake
1/4 lb chocolate or 1/2 cake Boiling water Milk - Chocolate Cake | 1 cup butter
1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 3 cups flour 4 eggs, whites & yolks beaten separately 3/4 cup chocolate, grated - Chocolate Cream Pie
1 quart milk 6 eggs, slightly beaten 3/4 cup sugar 6 tablespoons cornstarch 8 tablespoons cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 baked 9 inch pie shell - Chocolate Caramel Cake
1/2 cup butter 1 cup milk 2 eggs beaten separately 2 1/2 cups flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla Caramel Filling: 1/2 cake Baker's chocolate 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup milk Y - 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
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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