Yes! For each ounce of unsweetened chocolates (where 1 ounce = 1 square), you can use 1 2/3 ounces of semisweet chocolate AND reduce the amount of sugar that is being used in the recipe by 2 teaspoons.
1 square = 1 ounce = 1/3 cup of Chocolate Chips
That conversion, though, is a bit tricky. If you do not have unsweetened chocolate, it is actually easier to substitute it the following way:
For each ounce of unsweetened chocolate, use 3 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa AND 1 tablespoon or either butter, margarine, or shortening.
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One popular recipe that uses Baker's unsweetened chocolate squares as a key ingredient is classic chocolate brownies. These brownies are rich and fudgy, perfect for chocolate lovers.
Sometimes, but it depends on what materials are being used exactly. If taking out baking chocolate squares, you have to use baking chocolate chips, not just average chocolate chips or else the recipe will not be correct. Another view: I've found that choc. chips usually substitute pretty well for chocolate squares. Just keep in mind that most chocolate chips are "semi-sweet" while chocolate squares may be "bitter-sweet" or completely "unsweetened." If the recipe calls for unsweetened squares, your product will turn out rather sweeter than the recipe intends. If you look on the chocolate chip package, you may find the equivalent listed.
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You can use unsweetened chocolate instead of semi-sweetened chocolate in a cake recipe, but you need to consider why you want to do so. If you're thinking of health benefits, the difference will be negligible. If it's just that you only have unsweetened chocolate, go ahead. Remember, when you use a recipe for the first time it's always best to follow that recipe as closely as possible. Once you've tasted the first results, you can tweak the ingredients around to suit you if you cook it again.
Sometimes, but it depends on what materials are being used exactly. If taking out Baking Chocolate squares, you have to use baking Chocolate Chips, not just average chocolate chips or else the recipe will not be correct. Another view: I've found that choc. chips usually substitute pretty well for chocolate squares. Just keep in mind that most chocolate chips are "semi-sweet" while chocolate squares may be "bitter-sweet" or completely "unsweetened." If the recipe calls for unsweetened squares, your product will turn out rather sweeter than the recipe intends. If you look on the chocolate chip package, you may find the equivalent listed.
Yes, baker's chocolate and unsweetened chocolate are the same.
The exact substitution measurements should be printed on the semisweet morsels package, since different manufacturers use different formulas. Roughly 3 Tablespoons of semisweet morsels could substitute for 1 oz. bakers chocolate, reducing sugar in recipe by 1 or 2 Tablespoons. Bakers Chocolate can be unsweetened, bittersweet, semi-sweet or German Chocolate, so one must consider the amount of sugar that needs to be added or subtracted from the recipe if one uses semisweet morsels. See attached link below.
These are essentially the same thing. You can use them both the same Actually, they bitersweet is NOT the same as unsweetened chocolate. Bittersweet is slightly sweetened. Bittersweet is similar to semi-sweet (think chocolate chips). If you have a recipe calling for unsweetened chocolate and you only have bittersweet, you can add it but remember to DECREASE the amount of sugar you use by one tablespoon per ounce of chocolate.
To substitute baking chocolate for cocoa powder in a recipe, use 1 ounce of unsweetened baking chocolate for every 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Melt the chocolate and reduce the amount of fat in the recipe to compensate for the added fat from the chocolate.
Three tablespoons of cocoa and one tablespoon of shortening is equal to one square of unsweetened chocolate. If your recipe calls for unsweetened chocolate it should work. If it calls for semi sweet or milk chocolate, you would not be able to add enough sugar to sweeten unsweetened chocolate. The end product would be too bitter.
If you do some simple searches on Google you will find that the terms bittersweet and semi-sweet are used almost interchangeably in several recipes calling for chocolate. If you want the technical answer as to the differences between the two, bittersweet typically contains less sugar than its counterpart. In the end, however, the choice all comes down to personal preference in most baking recipes. Many chefs within the industry as well as your homegrown baker-cook fashion recipes depending on their own personal preference in properties of chocolate. The only real time this becomes a factor is in recipes where fat or sugar content affects the overall outcome of the recipe I.E. fudge, chocolate sauces or ganache, ice cream, etc... Also, take into account the intended form and shape of the chocolate. In a recipe where semisweet chocolate is called for, typically the intended form to be used is chips as opposed to squares. If all you have is squares though, a quick stint in the freezer and a wallop from a meat tenderizer or food processor will produce a similar outcome in the finished recipe.