Recipie!, Chocolate pots de' la creme Options

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3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4 cups heavy cream
1/8 tablespoon salt
6 yolks
1/2 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 tablespoons freshly grated orange rind
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Place the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Heat the cream and the salt until scalded, then pour over the chocolate to melt it. Whisk the yolks with 1/2 cup of the sugar. Temper the yolk mixture with the hot chocolate mixture then place on the stove over medium heat to thicken slightly, until it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Pour mixture into ramekins and bake in a water bath at 300 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes until mostly set but a little jiggly in the center. Chill covered.
To serve, whip the cream with the remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and orange rind. Dollop onto the pots de creme.

Alternate Garnish: If you have vanilla beans lying around the house that have already been used, here's a great way to recycle them. Cut split vanilla beans into 3-inch sections. Place on a sheet pan in a preheated 300-degree oven and bake until dried. Keep in an airtight container. To garnish the pots de creme, lay the dried vanilla beans across the whipped cream.
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Enjoy! (oh and if anyone has any clues on how I can post pictures of myself, I would appreciate it...) let me know if you want more recipies! the picture below is what its SUPPOSED to look like...

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