Chocolates are done and we have moved into confections. If you drill down one more layer, this first week is candy made from boiled sugar. The task for Friday was to produce 6 confections (12 each). Here they are....
The pink diamonds are peppermint flavored marshmallows.
The purple squares are pate de fruit (pa de fwee). If you ever had Chuckles as a kid, you've had these. Sort of a gummy, fruity, candy.
The orange sticks are candied orange zest dipped in chocolate.
The white candy with the black stripes is divinity. I added toasted coconut and walnuts.
The brown/black candy is New Orleans style praline dipped in dark chocolate. This praline has cream and milk in the recipe and I like the taste better than the traditional Mexican praline.
The little squares are marzipan (almond paste) with tiny bits of candied orange zest and dipped in dark chocolate.
