Chocolate - Part 2

If cocoa powder is the desired end product the nibs are ground and pressed to extract cocoa butter. The nibs retain a little of the cocoa butter but are now dry enough to be pulverized and sieved into cocoa powder. The separated cocoa butter may be used later for the manufacture of bar chocolate or sold to confectioners and other industries. Tomorrow we will discuss chocolate liquor. Since we are on the subject of "chocolate" ... this weekend I made a batch of Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal cookies. I used to have issues in making these but I guess the ole saying, "Practice makes Perfect" is true. ~ Chef Wilkinson ~