TODAY IN FOOD: It’s Peppermint Patty Day (Here’s A Recipe)
| February 11th is Peppermint Patty Day. You may indulge in the occasional York Peppermint Patty or box of Junior Mints (we do). But if you love peppermint patties, making them at home is easy.- Combine 1 lb. confectioner’s sugar, 3 tablespoons softened butter, 3 teaspoons peppermint extract and 1/2 teaspoon real vanilla extract. - Mix in 1/4 cup evaporated milk. Roll into 1-inch balls, place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet and chill for 20 minutes. - Flatten the balls with the bottom of a glass to 1/4″ thick, so they look like peppermint patties. - Next, prepare the chocolate coating in a double boiler: 12 ounces of good-quality semisweet chocolate (you can use chocolate morsels, but the key is to get the best-tasting chocolate you can find, like Guittard or Valrhona) with 2 tablespoons shortening. - Dip the patties and place them back on the waxed paper to harden. |
 Make a batch of peppermint patties for yourself,and more for gifts. Yours may not look this perfect (these are from the Wisconsin Cheeseman) but they’ll taste great. |
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| If you want to go all out, you can decorate the tops of the patties with candied mint leaves: Dip tiny leaves or cut pieces of leaf and crystalize in sugar syrup.This recipe makes about 5 dozen peppermint patties. Be sure to make extra for friends and family—these are so good, you’ll want to eat the whole batch. Find more of our favorite mints in the Candy Section of THE NIBBLE online magazine. | ||
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February 12, 2008 @ 8:30 am
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