Chocolate Orange Fudge

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Chocolate Orange Fudge

 

Ingredients

2 cups fine granulated sugar

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate; chopped

2/3 cup heavy cream

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon butter (unsalted)

1/3 cup finely chopped candied orange peel

garnish; candied orange peel, cut into small thin slices

Method

 

Butter an 8 inch square glass baking dish. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan combine

sugar, chocolate, cream

and salt and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is

dissolved and chocolate is

melted. Cook mixture, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 238°

F. Remove pan from

heat and add butter and orange peel, swirling pan without stirring. Cool fudge 5

minutes and beat with

a wooden spoon until it just begins to lose it's gloss (do not over beat or

fudge will seize). Pour

fudge immediately into baking dish and cool 15 minutes, or until it begins to

harden. Cut fudge into

1 inch squares and cool completely. Fudge may be kept, in layers separated by

wax paper in an airtight

container lined with wax paper, in a cool dry place for 2 weeks. Garnish fudge

with candied orange peel

slices.

 

Yield: about 1 pound

 

 

 

 

 

 

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