Chocolate - Arthur Dias by https://padlet.com/40117/eluo4g2iizzj en-us 2017-01-04 14:09:42 UTC 2025-11-01 19:53:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Chocolate 40117 https://padlet.com/40117/eluo4g2iizzj/wish/145254973 Anthropologists have found evidence that chocolate was produced by pre-Olmec cultures living in present-day Mexico as early as 1900 B.C. The ancient Mesoamericans who first cultivated cacao plants found in the tropical rainforests of Central America fermented, roasted and ground the cacao beans into a paste that they mixed with water, vanilla, honey, chili peppers and other spices to brew a frothy chocolate drink.

Source: 

Christopher Klein, ''The Sweet History of Chocolate'', February 13, 2014

http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/the-sweet-history-of-chocolate
]]> 2017-01-04 14:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/40117/eluo4g2iizzj/wish/145254973 Ingredients 40117 https://padlet.com/40117/eluo4g2iizzj/wish/145259289
  • 2 cups (220g) cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup (170g) butter, softened at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup (100g) sugar
  • 2/3 cup (150ml) milk, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup (30g) powdered sugar
  • 1 cup (235ml) water

    • ]]>     2017-01-04 14:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/40117/eluo4g2iizzj/wish/145259289     Cooking Instructions 40117 https://padlet.com/40117/eluo4g2iizzj/wish/145260336 Place the water in a pot and heat it. Keep it below boiling.

    Combine the cocoa powder and softened butter in a bowl. Cream together until you have a smooth paste. Use a fork, food processor, or even an immersion blender to eliminate lumps.

    Add the cocoa powder mix to the hot water and stir. Allow the temperature to rise back up. Again, it should be hot but not boiling.
    • Pour the hot mixture into a bowl.

    Sift the powdered sugar in a separate bowl. Eliminate as many clumps as you can. Stir the sugar mixture into the hot cocoa mix.
    • Add milk. Blend until smooth.

    Pour the mixture in thin layers across the bottoms of various containers. Since the chocolate will take the shape of the container, a rectangular casserole dish will work well for a rectangular.

    Harden overnight in the refrigerator or freezer.
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    2. Make it at home 
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