The Cross Country Cookery cookbook has a host of delightful sweet treats. These chocolate covered cherries sounds like a pretty make ahead sweet treat for the holiday season.
Chocolate Covered Cherries
Ingredients
- 60 maraschino cherries with stems
- 3 tablespoon oleo
- 3 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 1 1/2 lb chocolate
Instructions
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Drain cherries well. Let stand on paper toweling.
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Combine butter, corn syrup and salt. Stir in powdered sugar. Knead til smooth. Chill if too soft. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet. Chill.
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Shape a marble size piece of powdered sugar mixture (about 1 teaspoon) around each cherry. Place on waxed paper lined baking sheet. Chill.
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In small heavy saucepan over hot water, melt the chocolate; stir constantly. Do Not Add Any Liquid.
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Holding onto stems, dip the cherries, one at a time, into melted mixture. Spoon over cherries to coat. Place on waxed paper in cool place to harden. Let ripen a week or two so fondant will begin to liquefy.
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