Here's an interesting one.
It took me a while to figure out what this is. I'm not sure I've done it yet actually.
Chocolate. It's Mexican chocolate though - has a cinnamon flavor along with the chocolate. This stuff actually grates really well. I added it into a coffee cake batter I made and a bread recipe.
Alan thinks I bought crystalized sugar and cinnamon with a chocolate dusting, in the shape of a boot heel. Yep. That's exactly what it looks like.
I haven't tried melting it down to use in recipes though. If you have an ideas, feel free to send them my way.
I bought 1/2 kilo for 30 pesos. At the rate we use this stuff it will last me 'till next Christmas when I need cocoa powder for cookies.
Experimenting away....
Faith
3 comments:
Is it the same kind of chocolate they use for that wonderful Mexican hot chocolate????
What a neat find! I hope it does last you until Christmas cookie season!
Yes, I was going to say the same thing! Our Oaxacan mssy friends brought us some and told us to grate it into hot milk. I remember it was good and it didn't last long. :0)
Have to third what has been said already. Grate it and put it in hot milk. Yum!
~Jennifer
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