Tools needed for Making Candy at Home
Dipping Tools
Silicon cups
Candy Molds
Candy Food Coloring
Offset Spatulas
Pastry Brush
Bench Scraper
Pasrty Bags(disposable are best)
Calculator
Digital Scale
Small Scoops
Candy Thermometer
Easiest Walnut Fudge Around
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup cream
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla extract
Prepare an 8×8-inch baking pan by spraying it with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine the cream and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Stir to combine. Over Medium High Heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Let it boil one minute, then turn the heat to low.
Add the chocolate chips and stir constantly, until the chocolate is completely melted.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the powdered sugar, nuts and vanilla. Stir until the mixture is completely smooth and the sugar is completely combined.
Pour the fudge into the prepared pan and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until the candy is set. Once the fudge has set up, cut into desired pieces. This is a great quick and easy gift.
Simple Toffee Candy
2 cups brown sugar
4 tbsp white vinegar
Prepare a 6×6 inch pan by spraying it with nonstick cooking spray or covering it with foil.
Place the sugar and vinegar in a medium saucepan, and add 1 cup of water. Stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Allow the mixture to boil, then cover and continue to boil for 3 minutes.
Uncover and boil until the temperature is 285 degrees,(this is called the SOFT CRACK STAGE)
Pour into prepared pan and let it set slightly.
Mark into squares with a knife or bench scraper. Let fully harden.
Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.
You can vary this recipe by adding Chopped Pecans or Peanuts and a touch of Celtic Sea Salt, or try tipping the cooled pieces into melted chocolate.
4 Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
1 can Cream of Mushroom
1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup milk
½ cup white wine
1 teaspoon paprika
1 (1oz)package dry onion soup mix
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl mix together the soup, soup mix, milk, wine, paprika and rice. Place the chicken into a 9×13 baking dish. Pour the soup rice mixture over the chicken. Cover with foil. Bake for 1 hour. Remove foil bake for 15 minutes. Serve with steamed broccoli and carrots. This is a favorite super simple recipe that my Mother’s best friend, when I was a kid, used to make. It is really easy and tasty!!
SNICKERS PUMPKIN
1 sugar pumpkin
1 snickers bar
Cut off the top and clean out the insides of the sugar pumpkin. Bake empty for 8 minutes at 350 degrees, insert the unwrapped Snickers bar, bake for 6 more minutes at 350. Enjoy by eating the snickers out of the pumpkin.
BAKED PUMPKIN PUDDING
4 tablespoons of butter.
2 medium eggs.
2 cups of pumpkin.
1 cup of sugar.
1 cup of milk.
½ cup of flour.
1 teaspoon of vanilla.
Pinch of salt.
Pinch of baking soda.
Cinnamon.
Preheat oven to 450°F.
Put the butter in a pan and melt.
Put the remaining ingredients except cinnamon in a blender and blend until smooth.
Pour into the melted butter and sprinkle top with cinnamon.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Serve.
Match to the Season
Spring: Reisling and Pinot Noir
Summer: Pinot Grigio and Beaujolais Nouveau
Fall: Pinot Noir and Viogner
Winter: Zinfandel and Chardonnay
