Publisher Description

The ULTIMATE reference for all methods of candy making-a comprehensive guide for crafty homemakers, aspiring confectionary artists, and sweet treat lovers everywhere! The Complete Photo Guide to Candy Making is your go-to handbook for all things confectionery. From the author that brought you The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating and The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating, this book shows you how to make the perfect candies, chocolates, chews, and caramels. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. The organization provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 650 full-color photos for clear understanding. More than 80 tried-and-true recipes allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Whether you are looking to make gooey caramel for your pecan patties, or trying to mold the perfect chocolate truffle, author Autumn Carpenter will take you through every type of candy, with an introductory section on the basic tools, ingredients, and methods involved including: Chocolates, Brittles, Fudges, Caramels, Marshmallow, even decorations and candy clay!

Notes

A reference for all methods of candy making, with 650 colour photos.

Author Biography

AUTUMN CARPENTER is a nationally known confectionary artist, author, and demonstrator. She has published two books with Creative Publishing international: The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating and The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating. Her third book, Cake, Cupcake, and Cookie Decorating with Kids will be published in November 2013. She demonstrates annually at the I.C.E.S. (International Cake Exploration Societe ) and travels across the United States, sharing the craft of cake decorating and other confectionary arts. Autumn is co-owner of a confectionary supply store, Country Kitchen SweetArt- Autumn also has developed a line of cookie and cake decorating tools that are distributed throughout the world. Products developed by Autumn are featured on her website

Table of Contents

IntroductIon 7 Basics 8 Candy Packaging and Storage 18 All about Chocolate 20 Melting Chocolate and Candy Coating 26 Tempering Chocolate 32 Molding Chocolate 34 Working with Cooked Candies and Sugar Stages 48 dIpped treats, Barks, and clusters 54 General Dipping Instructions 56 Chocolate-Covered Strawberries 58 Crackers and Sandwich Cookies 60 Dipped Pretzels 64 Adding Decorations to Dipped Treats 66 Crunchy Barks 70 Layered Barks 74 Tiger Barks 76 Clusters 78 Fudge 82 Easy Fudge 84 Fudge with Marshmallows or Marshmallow Cream 90 Traditional Cooked Fudge 94 Fudge Bites 98 caramels 100 Basic Caramel Instructions 102 Buttery Caramels 103 Soft Caramels 104 Caramel with Nuts 106 Chocolate Caramels 107 Caramel Pecan Patties 110 Crispy Caramel Bars 112 Caramel Chocolate Pretzels 113 Caramel-Chocolate Apples 114 toFFees, BrIttles, and Hard candy 116 Toffee 118 Brittle 120 Hard Candy 122 candy centers 130 All about Fondant 132 Candy Centers Using Fondant 136 Other Candy Centers 142 truFFles and ganacHe centers 146 Whipped Truffles 148 Modified Whipped Truffle Recipes 152 Alternative Finishing Methods for Whipped Truffles 156 Ganache Centers 160 Modified Ganache Center Recipes 164 Alternative Finishing Methods for Ganache Centers 172 marsHmallow, dIvInIty, and mInts 176 Marshmallow Cream 178 Marshmallow 179 Candies with Marshmallow Centers 186 Divinity 188 Mints 190 mIscellaneous candIes 200 Southern Pralines 202 Marzipan 204 Gummy Candy 208 Mendiants 210 Sugared and Spicy Nuts 211 Invert Sugar 212 Gianduja 213 Saltwater Taffy 214 Maple Candy 216 Sugared Citrus Peels 217 glossary 218 resources 220 acknowledgments 220 about the author 221 Index 222

Long Description

The Complete Photo Guide to Candy Making is your go-to handbook for all things confectionery. From the author that brought you The Complete Photo Guide to Cake Decorating and The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating , this book shows you how to make the perfect candies, chocolates, chews, and caramels. For each technique, there is an overview of the tools and materials used and complete instructions with photos. This book is organized in a way that provides easy access to information with step-by-step directions and 650 full-color photos to clear up absolutely any points of confusion. More than 80 tried-and-true recipes allow the reader to try the techniques in each section. Whether you are looking to make gooey caramel for your pecan patties, or trying to mold the perfect chocolate truffle, author Autumn Carpenter will take you through every type of candy, with an introductory section on the basic tools, ingredients, and methods involved, including: Chocolates, Brittles, Fudges, Caramels, Marshmallow, even decorations and candy clay!

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