On Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:42:55 GMT, "Chris" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:Hey Carol,
I've looked in two supermarkets for chocolate almond bark coating to make
your Wheat Thins butterfinger treats. Only I can't find it! I'm scheduled
to go to WalMart on Dec. 15 (the day the babysitter comes!), but it's just a
plain old WalMart, not a SuperWalMart, so who knows if they'll have it. And
hell, I can't wait til then anyway!!!
I sorta doubt you'll find in there, but stranger things have happened.
It's almost always available this time of year. I'm sorry your stores
don't carry it. 🙁
Quoted message said:So I'm going to try to improvise...but need to ask a few questions. Is this
a milk chocolate thing, or a semi-sweet? I've googled a few almond bark
recipes and seen some that use semisweet chips plus a little shortening (I
think milk chocolate would taste better, and plan to try that unless you see
reason not to do so). And I guess there are no almonds in the almond bark
coating, right? Sold separately, and not involved in the butterfinger
yummies.
The milk/semi-sweet thing is up to you. The almond bark really
doesn't have any kind of designation. There isn' t any significant
sweetness to the Wheat Thins and peanut butter, so milk chocolate
would probably be just fine. I have another recipe somewhere that
calls for chocolate chips and shortening, so that'll probably be just
fine, too.
Right, there are no almonds in almond bark. It's just great big
squares (kinda like Chunky bars) that are sold together in one
gigantic block.
Quoted message said:Just checkin'. Supposed to snow here tonight, and if we get the whopping
two to four inches we're supposed to get by morning, school could be in
jeopardy on Friday (silly, I know, but true!). So it would be nice to have
a fun treat lined up to make w/ the kids.
That sounds like a plan. Snowed here last night, too, so we have
about 5-6 inches all together.
Ah, here's the other chocolate chip and shortening recipe, also good
for kids to help make. The odd pronounciation is my mom's. She was
strange. In a good way. (Another recipe follows)
* Exported from MasterCook *
Chocolate Bonbons (Chocoluc Bom-Boms)
Recipe By :Pat Zastera (Damsel's Mom)
Serving Size : 150 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : candies Christmas
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup soft butter -- 2 sticks
2 pounds powdered sugar -- sifted
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
3 cups coconut
1 cup pecans -- finely chopped
1 teaspoon almond extract
12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons shortening
In large bowl, combine butter, powdered sugar, condensed milk,
coconut,
chopped nuts and vanilla. Stir well. Cover and chill in the
refrigerator
for 2 hours, or until mixture has thickened enough to handle. Roll
the
mixture into 1-inch balls and place close together on cookie sheets.
Freeze
for one hour.
While bonbons are freezing, line a cookie sheet or flat surface with
waxed
paper. Combine chocolate chips and shortening in the top of a double
boiler, over simmering water. Stir until melted. Using a toothpick or
a
fork, dip each bonbon in the melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper to
dry.
Store bonbons in refrigerator.
Source:
"Eagle Brand"
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Here's another super-easy, super-yummy recipe:
* Exported from MasterCook *
Unbaked Chocolate Drops
Recipe By 😄amsel
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : candies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup cocoa -- or 4 squares chocolate
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup butter -- 1 stick
1 cup coconut
3 cups oatmeal
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Combine sugar, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and butter in large saucepan.
Cook on high heat for five minutes only. (232F)
Add coconut, oatmeal, and nuts all at once to cooked mixture.
Drop immediately by teaspoons onto waxed paper.
Source:
"Pat Zastera (Damsel's Mom)"
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