Chocolate Recipes
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- 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 - Easy Chocolate Frosting
1 cup (6 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup evaporated milk 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar - Steamed Chocolate Nut Pudding
2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup flour 4 tablespoons Lowney's Premium Chocolate Grated 1/2 cup milk 4 egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup finely chopped nuts 5 egg whites 1 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspo - Chocolate Almond Macaroons
2 egg whites 3/4 cup powdered sugar 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate 1/2 cup Jordan almonds - Chocolate Cake | 2 oz chocolate
2 oz chocolate 4 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups flour 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder - 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 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 - Chocolate Pie | 2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 cup milk 1 1/3 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder - Chocolate Creams
French Cream (see French Cream Candy recipe) 1 cake Baker's chocolate
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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