I haven’t bought any candy for Christmas except one candy cane.
Just one.
But look at it….
This is not an insignificant candy cane.
It’s a Hammond’s Candies Peppermint Chocolate Filled Candy Cane (found at my local Bulk Barn). I will admire it for a while and then crack it open. I first heard of Hammond’s Candies while watching [...]
I like a challenge, and for me, it seems that working with chocolate will provide it. I tried my hand at Carole Bloom’s Dark Chocolate Truffles and everything went well until it was time to temper the chocolate. I used Callebaut (one of the varieties Bloom recommends in her book). I also had to remember [...]
Frosty thoughts as Ottawa first major snowfall makes it’s way here. I am secretly glad, I love snow (it’s the ice that frightens me). What better way to celebrate this Christmas weather than with peppermint! So today, I made Two Layer Peppermint Bark. It’s super simple.
Melt 12 oz. of bittersweet chocolate, add 1 tsp. of [...]
Today, I made Maple Walnut Fudge. It was a recipe from Carole Bloom’s books “Truffles, Candies & Confections: Techniques and Recipes for Candymaking” The recipe called for pecans but I prefer walnut, walnuts paired with maple seems more traditional and Christmas Time calls for tradition.
I had a little trouble and I think I undercooked the [...]
Back to candy making, this time one of the author’s, Jane Sharrock, favourite fudge recipe. In the past, I had gone with the recommended temperature and had less success so from now on, I am sticking with the higher recommended temperatures (Sharrock gives you a range of temperatures to work within, with her own recommendation [...]
My mom loves pralines. So for her birthday I promised her a batch. I pulled out Jane Sharrock’s ‘Who Wants Candy?’ and chose the Creamy Pecan Pralines on page 60.
The stars of this recipe are the pecans. Nice to nibble on when you are cooking the candy.
I think I was successful, I have never really [...]