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 Nut Cake
1/4 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup milk 2 cup flour 4 teaspoon baking powder 2 square chocolate 1/2 cup chopped nuts 1 teaspoon vanilla - Chocolate Circles
1/2 cup walnuts 1/2 cup figs 1/2 cup almond paste 1 grated orange rind 1/4 tsp salt 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate Orange juice Sugar Blanched almonds - 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 Brazil Nut Fudge
Chocolate Fudge, No. 1 (see Chocolate Fudge, No. 1 recipe) 1 cup shelled Brazil nuts - Chocolate III
2 ounces sweetened chocolate 4 cups milk Few grains salt Whipped Cream - 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 Cream Filling | 2 cups milk
2 cups milk 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 square (ounce) cooking chocolate, melted 1 egg, slightly beaten 1 tsp vanilla - Nut Chocolate Caramels
Molasses Chocolate Caramels (see Molasses Chocolate Caramels recipe) 1 cup blanched and chopped almonds or english walnut meats - 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
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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