For July I decided to tackle candy making in honor of this book I bought from one of my favorite/most trusted bakers:
Sally’s Candy Addiction by Sally McKenney
Candy making is more complex than baking and requires a lot more minute attention to temperatures, something I was not always successful at. For instance, here is me failing at making butter rum candies:
Candy thermometer and everything
Even though I followed the instructions and was watching the candy thermometer the whole time, they still turned out burned. Maybe my thermometer isn’t accurate or something. Oh well. On to the successes!
Birthday fudge
A layer of white chocolate fudge on top of a layer of milk chocolate fudge. With sprinkles!
Homemade Reese’s Cups!
I only had crunchy peanut butter, but, surprise, that makes them EVEN BETTER!
Chocolate chip cookie bark
The baby chocolate chip cookies this required were the best part. So cute!
And, my personal favorite:
Strawberry buttercream truffles!
These were rad as hell. The strawberry flavor is achieved through crushed freeze-dried strawberries so it really pops. Also Steven helped me perfectly temper the chocolate using the sous vide so, though it took a while, the dipping process was the easiest ever.
Winner!
I also made chai tea truffles and lemon pie truffles, but they came out kind of underwhelming so I didn’t take pictures. This was a fun and delicious month!
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