Recently, I was surprised to find that among the endless days of firefighters, accountants and builders, there are more original holidays. For example, World Chocolate Day. Did you know about such a day? If not, it's okay, now you will learn a little about the festival of the most delicious treats. This sweet holiday is celebrated on July 11th. He is still far enough away, but why not arrange a small rehearsal today and make chocolate yourself. Of course, you can buy ready-made tiles, but it's so boring! And absolutely not suitable for the holiday. In addition, not everyone knows how to make chocolate at home.
Chocolatier masters say that making chocolate is an art inaccessible to lovers, but we will try to convince them. Here are some recipes:
How to make chocolate at home, or make special chocolate
We spread on the table: 100 grams of milk, 120 grams of butter, 200 grams of milk powder, 200 grams of sugar, 125 grams of cocoa, half a teaspoon of vanillin. On a small fire we heat milk, dissolve sugar and vanillin, add oil. Then pour cocoa and milk powder, stir all the time so that there are no lumps. And now we cook everything together until thick, about 15-20 minutes. Pour the finished mixture into pre-prepared tins and leave in the freezer. For 2-3 hours we’ll occupy ourselves with something outsider, then we can enjoy the home-made delicacy.
How to make chocolate at home, or a second recipe for delicious chocolate
It is necessary to prepare the following ingredients: 50 grams of butter, 75 grams of sugar, 50 grams of cocoa, 40 grams of water, a quarter teaspoon of vanillin. Triturate the butter with sugar, vanilla and cocoa, pour water there and bring to a boil over low heat, let it boil for about 5 minutes. Next - as in the first recipe.
How to make chocolate at home, or the third recipe for making milk chocolate
Prepare in advance: 50 grams of butter, 40 grams of milk, 100 grams of cocoa, a teaspoon of sugar. Melt the butter over low heat. At this time, dissolve sugar and cocoa in another saucepan in milk. Pour it all together in oil. Bring to a boil and give a couple of minutes to boil. What to do next - you know.
These recipes are just the basis for your imagination. With a combination of fillings, you can turn them into thousands of bars of a wide variety of chocolates. You can add nuts, whole or crushed. Almonds, cashews, hazelnuts are perfect. Try adding crumbs from cookies or waffles, raisins, prunes. There will be no extra drop of rum, cognac or liquor. In addition, if you add a little more cocoa, the chocolate will become more bitter, and if you put the finished chocolate in the refrigerator to cool, it will turn out softer. If you stock up on special tins, for example, in the form of hearts, then it can be made not only tasty, but also beautiful.
Now you know how to make chocolate at home. As you can see, there can be as many variations as you like. Imagine your health and pamper yourself with a sweet treat.
By the way, about health. We just learned how to make chocolate at home, but it turns out that it is not just a treat, but also a medicine. Chocolate helps with sore throats. Suck the bite and the pain will be a little weaker. And chocolate stimulates the production of endorphins, which are called hormones of happiness. In addition, he does a good job of cleaning blood vessels from cholesterol plaques. And the husband will be pleased, because chocolate is an aphrodisiac known for a long time.
Everything in chocolate is good: tasty and healthy, only the calorie content is big. There are 500 kilocalories per 100 grams of product. But the waist will not suffer at all if you eat a small piece! Well, a couple of small pieces. But in no way more than half of the tile, because you have to share it with your relatives.