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Saturday 16 October 2010

Homemade Chocolate


Things you'll need:

  • Milk
  • Cocoa beans
  • Sugar
  • Cocoa butter

Instructions:

1. Roast the cocoa beans in the oven or in a coffee roaster. The beans should be roasted between 5 and 35 minutes, at a temperature between 250 and 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Begin roasting the beans at the hottest temperature, gradually reducing the heat until the beans begin to crack. The cracking sound indicates the roasting is complete.
2. Shell the cocoa beans by removing the husk (outer shell) from the nib (actual bean). This process can be time consuming, since the most effective way is by hand, and is easier if the beans are roasted properly.
3. Grind the shelled beans until they become a fine chocolate liqueur. Some juicers work well for this process; otherwise it must be done by hand and can be rather messy.
4. Add cocoa butter, sugar and milk, if you'd like. Every chocolate maker uses a different recipe, so this step allows for some experimenting. Start by adding very little milk and cocoa butter.
5. Fold the chocolate continually upon itself. This is called conching, and the longer it is done, the oilier the chocolate finish will be. (The less it is done, the grittier the chocolate will turn out.) This may need to be done for hours for a smoother finish.
6. Cool the chocolate to about 90 degrees Fahrenheit and pour it into the desired mold. Use a mold to make bars or other shapes.

20 comments:

  1. mhhhh gnammy gnammy coock it for us xD

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  2. looks great, i want some :S

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  3. yummi that loks is very delicius

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  4. seems easy... but i think i'll just buy it.

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  5. i just showed it to my sis and i started roarrrrr rawrwrrrrrrrrrrr

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  6. lol. I think I will just buy some chocolate.

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  7. If it's not going to taste better than toblerone I might not even bother.

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  8. def want some of this. too bad cant email free samples lol

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  9. Ok, if you're anything more than a tree stump of a woman i want to marry you

    these recipes are amazing

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  10. interesting, I like this... keep up the good work

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  11. Mmmmm, chocolate. I can't though.... Noooooo

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  12. Sweet lord of mine, your heard my prays :P

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  13. I once tried something similar, could never get the right mix to get the right texture though :(

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  14. Wow, that's really looking delicious.
    I am definitely going to try this when I got the time

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