Peppermint Patties - Dec 2nd

Jessica and I made these lovely Peppermint Patties. The recipe came from Blue-Eyed Bakers

2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
8 ounces 70% cacao bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup peppermint candies, crushed

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat 2 1/4 cups of confectioners sugar together with corn syrup, water, peppermint extract and vegetable shortening until just combined. The mixture will be very crumbly. Dust a work surface with remaining 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar. Empty contents of bowl onto work surface and knead until smooth (this will take a few minutes). Shape dough into a log, about 2 inches by 8 inches long. Wrap tightly in parchment paper and freeze until very firm, about 20 minutes.

Remove dough and slice into rounds using a sharp knife. Place rounds onto a parchment lined cookie sheet and freeze again until firm, for at least 15 minutes.

While dough is chilling, melt chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in 30 second intervals. Cool slightly. Chocolate should be warm but not so hot that you cannot put your finger into it.

Cover another baking sheet with parchment paper. Remove patties from freezer one at a time and submerge into melted chocolate (we just used our hands). Coat quickly and allow excess chocolate to drip off. Place on parchment paper lined pan and sprinkle with crushed candies. Repeat, covering all patties with chocolate and candy.

Let patties stand until chocolate is set, about 1 hour. Store in fridge, between wax paper in an airtight container. Bring to room temperature before serving."



We pretty much followed the recipe as is, except we didn't have light corn syrup -- quick Google search told us how to make a substitute. When mixing the mint part, Jessica couldn't resist a nibble, and thought that they passed the test -- and tasted better than store-bought mint patties. Ours didn't turn out quite so nice-looking as the one on the website, but I think that's because when we dipped in chocolate we laid them on parchment paper and the extra chocolate pooled around the bottom. Maybe putting them on a wire rack would have helped. In any event, they still tasted good

Just realized we didn't add the crushed candy canes to the top.



Let me know if you try these!

Yummy!

They were delicious! I think they'd make a nice home-made gift for Christmas

These look yummy Carla and my youngest loves peppermint.

If you didn't want to fiddle with dipping in the chocolate, here;s another recipe that I think would taste just as good.
http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2011/12/chocolate-peppermints/

Yum!!

I like that idea! I wonder if you could add a hersey kiss and give it a quick microwave????

lirose wrote:

I like that idea! I wonder if you could add a hersey kiss and give it a quick microwave????

Yeah, probably!

Will definitly try these.. I LOVE peppermint and chocolate!!! Added to my grocery list!!

Ohmygosh... I want one right now!