BISCUITS AU CHOCOLAT
Recipe Name: BISCUITS AU CHOCOLAT
Category: 18TH CENTURY
Serves: 6
SOURCE FARMER & FARMER
2 oz unsweetened chocolate (2 squares)
grated (I use Mexican chocolate)
8 egg whites stiffly beaten
1 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1/2 Cup flour
This recipe dates to 1750 (Farmer & Farmer). If you wish to be authentic, try this recipe with the chocolate available from period sutlers ; the chocolate is mixed with cinnamon and pepper similar to the chocolate of the eighteenth century.
Beat chocolate, sugar, & yolks together until thick & creamy. Fold in egg whites. Sift flour over mixture and fold in. Grease muffin tins. Fill half full with mixture. Bake at 325ยบ F for 15-20 minutes or until tops are just firm. Cool before serving.
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