Basic Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients| 2 oz semisweet baking chocolate |
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Melt chocolate in a double boiler. Stir in butter, then boiling
water, then sugar and salt. Cook stirring occasionally, for 15
minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
The sauce is best when served warm. Either serve immediately or
reheat in double boiler for 10 minutes or microwave for 1 minute. To
store pour into strilized glass jars. Allow sauce to cool before
refrigerating. It will keep for 6 months in the refrigerator.
Variations:
: Add any of the following flavorings in place of or in additon
to the vanilla:
: 1 ts orange extract or 1/3 c orange juice
: 1 ts mint extract
: 1/8 c crushed strawberries or rasberries, chopped raisins or
nuts
: 1 tb Creme de Menth, Coffe liqueur, Spice orange Cordial or
other
: flavored liquer.
: 1 ts instant coffee
yield: 16 oz
SOURCE: CHEAPER AND BETTER ALTERNATIVES TO STOREBOUGHT GOODS BY: NANCY
BIRNES
FOUND BY: FRAN MCGEE
Servings: 16
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