How to Make Chocolate by Hand
Roast the raw cocoa beans., Break up the beans., When the pieces of bean are small, continue mashing with the mortar and pestle., Heat a large pan of water until it is hot, but not boiling., Add the sugar and the milk or half and half and vanilla...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Roast the raw cocoa beans.
Put a single layer of beans on a cookie sheet.Roast them for about 30 minutes in a 300 degree oven.
Let the beans cool, and pull the husks off.
Discard of the husks or add them to a compost pile. -
Step 2: Break up the beans.
This can be done with a hammer and washcloth, or you can use a mortar and pestle.
When they are in pieces, grind them in a clean pepper grinder, or continue using the mortar.
It is suggested you use a pepper grinder for the second phase of grinding as it gets harder to use a mortar as the pieces get small.
It is possible, however, to make the pieces smaller with a mortar. , By this point the beans will have turned into a brown mush.
It may look good, but it tastes very bitter. , Transfer the cocoa bean paste to a smaller pan.
Place the smaller pan in the pan of hot water.
When the paste is heated, but not cooking, transfer the paste back into the bowl and continue to work with the mortar.
Continue to use the mortar on the paste until it is of a smooth consistency. , When the sugar and flavourings are mixed in, pour the chocolate into moulds, or a large pan that you can cut into small bars.
Let the chocolate cool and harden.
This can be done a room temperature, or in the fridge covered by foil. -
Step 3: When the pieces of bean are small
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Step 4: continue mashing with the mortar and pestle.
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Step 5: Heat a large pan of water until it is hot
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Step 6: but not boiling.
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Step 7: Add the sugar and the milk or half and half and vanilla
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Step 8: if you decide to use any flavouring.
Detailed Guide
Put a single layer of beans on a cookie sheet.Roast them for about 30 minutes in a 300 degree oven.
Let the beans cool, and pull the husks off.
Discard of the husks or add them to a compost pile.
This can be done with a hammer and washcloth, or you can use a mortar and pestle.
When they are in pieces, grind them in a clean pepper grinder, or continue using the mortar.
It is suggested you use a pepper grinder for the second phase of grinding as it gets harder to use a mortar as the pieces get small.
It is possible, however, to make the pieces smaller with a mortar. , By this point the beans will have turned into a brown mush.
It may look good, but it tastes very bitter. , Transfer the cocoa bean paste to a smaller pan.
Place the smaller pan in the pan of hot water.
When the paste is heated, but not cooking, transfer the paste back into the bowl and continue to work with the mortar.
Continue to use the mortar on the paste until it is of a smooth consistency. , When the sugar and flavourings are mixed in, pour the chocolate into moulds, or a large pan that you can cut into small bars.
Let the chocolate cool and harden.
This can be done a room temperature, or in the fridge covered by foil.
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