The Big Book of Homemade Candy Recipes

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Plastic Chocolate "This chocolate dough can be rolled out like a fondant, or molded to form roses, leaves or whatever. It's very simple to make, and quite impressive. This can also be made with white chocolate." Original recipe yield: 2 pounds. INGREDIENTS: 1 pound semisweet chocolate, chopped 3/4 cup light corn syrup DIRECTIONS: Melt chocolate in a large metal bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat, and stir in the corn syrup. The mixture will become sticky, but keep stirring until very well blended. Spoon onto a piece of plastic wrap, and wrap tightly. Let stand at room temperature until firm before using. Overnight is best. Use unsweetened cocoa powder on work surfaces to prevent sticking. Premier White Almond Bark "A tasty white chocolate almond bark. Great for holiday entertaining!" Original recipe yield: 1 - 8 inch square pan. INGREDIENTS: 6 (2 ounce) bars NESTLE速 TOLL HOUSE速 Premier White Baking Chocolate, broken into pieces 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted 1/4 cup NESTLE速 TOLL HOUSE速 Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels DIRECTIONS: LINE an 8x8 inch baking pan with foil. MICROWAVE baking bars and vegetable shortening in medium, microwave-safe bowl on MEDIUM-HIGH (70 percent) power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in almonds.


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