Comments on: Chocolate-Peppermint Toffee http://leitesculinaria.com/4436/recipes-chocolate-peppermint-toffee.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Recipes, Food, and Cooking Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 20:24:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: David Leite http://leitesculinaria.com/4436/recipes-chocolate-peppermint-toffee.html#comment-22014 David Leite Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:06:53 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=4436#comment-22014 Hi Terri, I checked the recipe against the original, and it's correct. I also checked it against similar recipes, and none have butter. A few things come to mind: 1. Is your candy thermometer correct? You can test this by bringing a pot of water to a boil. The thermometer should read precisely 212°F. 2. Cooking the mixture too long (in essence, removing too much water from the candy, can make a difference). I'm going to try to contact the co-author and see if she has any suggestions. We always work to try and minimize or eliminate any problem in a recipe, as we know how expensive some of them can be. Hi Terri, I checked the recipe against the original, and it’s correct. I also checked it against similar recipes, and none have butter. A few things come to mind:

1. Is your candy thermometer correct? You can test this by bringing a pot of water to a boil. The thermometer should read precisely 212°F.
2. Cooking the mixture too long (in essence, removing too much water from the candy, can make a difference).

I’m going to try to contact the co-author and see if she has any suggestions. We always work to try and minimize or eliminate any problem in a recipe, as we know how expensive some of them can be.

]]> By: Terri http://leitesculinaria.com/4436/recipes-chocolate-peppermint-toffee.html#comment-21975 Terri Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:16:19 +0000 http://leitesculinaria.com/wordpress/?p=4436#comment-21975 I'm a huge fan of Chef Payard, but was really disappointed with this recipe. The toffee is simply not crunchy, it's impossible to eat it's that hard. I'm thinking there should be butter in the recipe, and this was possibly left out? I made the candy to send to family in CA for Christmas, and it is beautiful to look at, but that's it. Chef must have incredibly strong teeth! I’m a huge fan of Chef Payard, but was really disappointed with this recipe. The toffee is simply not crunchy, it’s impossible to eat it’s that hard. I’m thinking there should be butter in the recipe, and this was possibly left out? I made the candy to send to family in CA for Christmas, and it is beautiful to look at, but that’s it. Chef must have incredibly strong teeth!

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