Potomac YOU BREAD MY MIND

Made by Potomac Chocolate in Woodbridge, Virginia USA

“In my absurdly small workshop, I transform ethically sourced raw cacao into award-winning craft chocolate. My process has one goal: to create delicious bean-to-bar chocolate that highlights the unique flavors of each cacao origin.”

-Ben Rasmussen
Chocolate Maker & Owner, Potomac Chocolate

INGREDIENTS

organic cacao, organic sugar, sourdough breadcrumbs (flour, salt), sea salt

Contains wheat.
No soy, dairy, or nuts.
VEGAN

THIS BAR

“I have really gotten into baking with sourdough over the past little, making everything from loaves of bread to sourdough pancakes, donuts, and pretzels. I was just baking for myself, family, and friends and mentioned my new hobby to Marisol, one of the owners of The Chocolate House in Washington, DC. She suggested (more demanded in a friendly way, really) that I try and combine my newfound love of sourdough with my passion for chocolate and make a bar with sourdough bread in it. I thought it was a great idea and got to work.

I made many, many test batches on the road to this bar, trying to get the perfect flavor and texture. Along the way, I tested many different variables:

• toasted vs untoasted (toasted won)
• crust-only vs no-crust vs the whole loaf (the whole loaf!)
• salt vs no salt (just a touch of salt)
• different percentages of everything

It was a long–but delicious–road.

The resultant bar is made with my award-winning Duarte, Dominican Republic 70% dark chocolate, with just the right amount of homemade, lightly toasted sourdough breadcrumbs that bring a great crunch to the bar, and just a hint of sea salt. I’m really proud of this bar and hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do!”

-Ben Rasmussen, Chocolate Maker

CACAO SOURCING 

The following is a link to an article about cacao sourcing from 2017.  Seek Chocolate Shop is looking for more updated/current sourcing information and will provide that information as soon as possible.

https://chocolateclass.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/potomac-chocolate-a-closer-look-at-the-ethics-marketing-and-intentions-of-craft-chocolate-makers/