Because organic corn syrup is FINALLY available, woohoo. 🙂 It’s so much easier than I thought, especially if you use a “boughten” crust. Big hit at Thanksgiving. From AllRecipes. “The proportions of sugar, corn syrup, eggs, vanilla, and pecans are perfectly balanced. This is the quintessential pecan pie, made even more wonderful with a dollop of whipped cream.” INGREDIENTS: 1 (9 inch) pie shell 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup light corn syrup 3 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract …
From the Food Network Honeycomb Candy Recipe courtesy Gale Gand 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup water 3 tablespoons honey 1/3 cup corn syrup 4 teaspoons baking soda, sifted In a large saucepan, gently combine the sugar and water then add the honey and corn syrup. Boil until amber colored and the sugar looks like caramel. Add the baking soda, and with a wooden spoon, stir in gently. It will foam up a lot. Pour the mixture onto a silpat …
From the Food Network Chocolate Toffee Recipe courtesy Gale Gand, Notes about the recipe: I’m always searching for the perfect crunchy toffee that’s not sticking to your teeth once you bite into it, and I think I have it here! I serve this on my elaborate petit four cart as 1 of 12 treats at the end of the very long meal at my restaurant Tru. I have recently discovered (and become totally addicted to) the marvelous Marcona almond, the …
From the Food Network Sesame Honey Candy Recipe courtesy Wayne Harley Brachman 1 cup sesame seeds 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (shelled) 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (shelled) 2 tablespoons water 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup sugar Non-stick spray In a saute pan, toast the seeds over medium heat for 2 minutes until golden (the pumpkins will pop). Combine the water, honey, and sugar in a saucepan. Over high heat, bring the syrup to 240 degrees F. Add the seeds and bring …
From the Food Network. I think I’ll have to try this one, and maybe I’ll dip the candied ginger in chocolate, hmmmm… Homemade Ginger Ale and Its Candy Recipe Courtesy of Ming Tsai 2 cups ginger slices, peeled (1/8 inch thick) 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 1 quart soda water 1 lime cut in wedges 4 mint sprigs Mix ginger, sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a slow simmer. Reduce mixture by 50 percent until a …
From the Food Network. Lollipops Recipe courtesy The Cookworks, 2003 36 lollipop sticks 2 cups sugar 2/3 cup water 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon flavored extract, optional Special equipment: 2 lollipop molds and lollipop sticks (available at kitchen specialty and craft stores) Arrange the lollipop sticks in the lollipop molds and place on a baking sheet. Set aside. Combine the sugar, water, and cream of tartar in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar is …
Potato Candy was a family tradition of ours, until my dad sent me some while I was in college and it molded on the way and I didn’t know it wasn’t supposed to be green and I haven’t liked it since. I may have to try this recipe, though, from the Food Network. Chocolate Potato Candy Recipe courtesy of Melissa Allen of Cedartown, GA, for FoodTV.com’s Chocolate Championship Cook-Off This recipe was made every year at Christmas, without the chocolate, …
From the Food Network Kentucky Colonels Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2000 8 ounces butter, softened 2 pounds confectioners’ sugar 1/2 cup bourbon whiskey 2 cups finely chopped pecans or walnuts 14 ounces semisweet chocolate In a medium bowl cream together the butter and 1 pound of sugar with a mixer on high speed. Add the bourbon, remaining sugar and nuts and mix well. Cool the mixture in the refrigerator, covered, until firm enough to handle, about 2 hours. Melt the …
From the Food Network Pecan Pralines Recipe courtesy Jessica Harris, “The Welcome Table” FRENCH QUARTER CELEBRATION 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light cream 2 tablespoons salted butter 1 cup pecan halves Place both types sugar and the cream in a heavy saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. When the temperature reaches 228 degrees on candy thermometer, stir in the butter and pecans and continue to cook, stirring …
From the Food Network Peanut Butter Cups Recipe courtesy of Todd Wilbur 1 cup peanut butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 (12-ounce) package Hershey’s milk chocolate chips In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter, salt and powdered sugar until firm. Slowly melt the chocolate chips in a double boiler over hot, not boiling, water. You may also melt them in a microwave oven set on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through the heating time. Grease …