As we needed this batch to be ready in time for Christmas gifts again, we stuck with our usual 70% bar with 10% cocoa butter....
As we needed this batch to be ready in time for Christmas gifts, we stuck with our usual 70% bar with 10% cocoa butter....
We had the opportunity to try some beans from Togo, grown by a cooperative of farmers at Mount Agou. These beans have a light, creamy and sweet flavour. You can read more about them at Silva Cacao...
We went back to the 10% cocoa butter for this batch, so we used:...
For the first time, we tried a different ratio. We stuck with 70% bars, but with only 5% cocoa butter instead of 10%....
Again, we stuck with the 70% bars with 10% cocoa butter to compare with the previous bars:...
For our first batch with these new beans, we stuck with the 70% bars with 10% cocoa butter to compare with the previous bars:...
For our first foray into fine flavour cocoa we chose Costa Esmeraldas beans from Ecuador. As soon as they arrived we could tell they were different to the beans we'd been using before. They smelled amazing before we'd even opened the package, and we were very excited to start making chocolate with them....
For our final batch with these beans, we stuck with the 70% bars with 10% cocoa butter:...