496187 Wed Mar 05 18:43:57 -0800 2008 5 31 Home Cooking 0 3464377 In the Fannie Farmer Baking Book, there's an intriguing recipe for chocolate quick bread (with optional chopped nuts) that calls for unsweetened chocolate. I notice that more newfangled recipes tend not to use unsweetened chocolate---is it because bittersweet is available in better quality? Is there a high quality unsweetened chocolate good for baking that is widely available (e.g. Whole Foods or Trader Joe's)? Alternatively, how much to substitute bittersweet for unsweetened (i.e. reduce sugar, any othe changes?). Lastly, has anyone made the Fannie Farmer choc quickbread or have a fantastic chocolate quickbread recipe? thanks. Wed Mar 05 18:43:57 -0800 2008 12377 bella_sarda 1 3464534 Scharffen Berger unsweetened chocolate, which is fairly easy to find (usually in Whole Foods) is an excellent choice. Wed Mar 05 19:44:52 -0800 2008 3464377 23506 btnfood 1 3464606 TJ started sell an unsweetened chocolate last Christmas. I bought a bar intending to make a flourless chocolate nut cake, but haven't gotten around to using it yet. But if the quality of their other Belgian chocolates is anything to go by, it should be good. paulj Wed Mar 05 20:11:46 -0800 2008 3464377 12139 paulj 1 3464994 My wife bought some Ghirardelli chocolate at Trader Joe's. That's a premium chocolate from a well established company in San Francisco with a good reputation. Access the company website... http://www.ghirardelli.com/products/ Thu Mar 06 03:45:47 -0800 2008 3464377 11977 ChiliDude 2 3466169 Ghirardelli has introduced a 100% baking bar, but I have never tried it. My default baking bar is their 60 or 72% but I am eager to try the 100%. S-B is very good, but I think it is quite overpriced. Thu Mar 06 10:36:37 -0800 2008 3464994 22220 Kelli2006 1 3465231 Callebaut blocks, if you can get it. El Rey has always been my favorite but I haven't been able to find it locally for quite a while. Scharffen Barger and Valrhona are marvelous but very pricey. I save those for very special occasions or recipes like mousse or flourless cakes where the taste of the chocolate is of prime importance. Thu Mar 06 06:40:43 -0800 2008 3464377 25244 rockycat