Sometimes I ask myself why do I put myself through this every year!?! But in the end - I love dipping chocolates. Maybe it's the risk you take when you temper your own chocolate, maybe it's seeing beautiful pieces of chocolate sitting in pretty little boxes, maybe it's the challenge of finding the best peanut butter cup recipe, maybe.. I just like it.
The varieties each year seem to increase. This year I made: caramels, chocolate covered caramels, turtles, almond joys, peanut butter cups, chocoalte covered peanuts, chocolate covered cinnamon santas, butterfingers, mint sandwiches and peanut butter sandwiches. Every year I experiment with a new recipe- this year I tried mint truffles and white chocolate truffles. Mmmmm- definitely a keeper.
Of course I would love to share all of my recipes but alas- I'm not typing a novel here. so I'm going to share with you my super secret recipe for mint sandwiches. Now these mint sandwiches are amazing and look and taste just like the store bought stuff. Of course my worst picture was the mint sandwich so you'll have to use your imagination
Mint sandwiches
22 oz milk chocolate (compound chocolate works best)
11 oz green chocolate
peppermint oil (not extract)
cover a jelly roll pan with wax paper
melt 11 oz of chocolate in microwave stirring every 30 seconds. Add 8 drops of peppermint oil and stir. Spread evenly over wax paper with rubber spatula. Pound on counter to remove air bubbles. Let stand until it loses it's shine. repeat process with green and remaining chocolate. Add peppermint oil to each layer. If you wait too long to spread the layers- they won't bond together. As soon as the top layer loses it's shine- the mints are ready to be cut. Don't let them sit too long or they will break unevenly.
Cut 1/4" in on all 4 sides- this is so your outside rows won't have the roundness of the pan. For 88 mints per pan cut 11 rows the long way and 8 rows the other way.
You must try them and see what you think. You can also use 1/2 C creamy peanut butter with 11 oz white chocolate for a PB Sandwich.
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