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How can I identify dutch process cocoa?
I have a hard time finding "dutch process cocoa" in the store sometimes.
What other names might dutch process cocoa be known as?
Is there something else in the ingredients that might identify ...
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Using carob as a substitute for cocoa
I've found a source of powdered carob. I've read that it is a substitute for cocoa, and I was wondering how this works out practically. Is it a one-to-one substitution, or should I only use it in ...
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How to best store cocoa powder?
Say I buy a bag of Callebaut Cocoa Powder (like this one). What's the best way to store the powder once I begin using it? Figure that I'll use no more than 1/3 to 1/2 a cup of cocoa powder a week.
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Do all varieties of cocoa naturally taste bitter?
Very simple question. I bought some roasted cocoa seeds and tasted them, they have a slight "bitter" flavour and not "sweet" as I imagined when I was a kid.
Now, chocolate is made by adding sugar to ...
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Can I substitute cocoa for semisweet chocolate?
If I have a recipe that calls for semi-sweet chocolate (melted), what could I use along with unsweetened cocoa powder as a substitution? In other words, what quantities of sugar and cocoa powder would ...
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Is a seed different from a nut?
I bought a bag of cocoa beans and it is written "Nut Free" on it. I always thought seeds/beans where the same a nuts except we called them this way because there is more than one in one fruit.
So is ...
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Can I increase the cocoa content in fudge?
I've been using a standard fudge recipe that works great, and yet I only wish was that it was even more chocolatey, with more cocoa taste. If it was less sweet that would be fine, too. Can I ...
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How can I make milk cocoa powder so it does not stick to the top and bottom?
A package of milk cocoa powder contains "20% cocoa powder, sugar, emulsifier (soya lecithin), flavouring (vanillin)". I have tried to make cocoa milk drinks to cold milk but the cocoa stuck to the top ...
