Dark Chocolate Raspberry Jelly Candy Food

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY JELLY CANDY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Melt chocolate, shortening, and paraffin in a double boiler. Remove from heat and cool until just warm to the touch but still liquid.
• Spread evenly into the bottom of the pan and chill to set while making the jelly layer.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Bring raspberry puree and water to a boil. Remove from heat.
• Add the gelatin and stir until gelatin is completely incorporated; at least 3 minutes. Let cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally.
• Pour over bottom chocolate layer and refrigerate, uncovered, at least 4 hours until set.
• Line a large 15-inch cookie sheet with butcher paper, shiny side up. Remove the sheet of candy on the foil or plastic wrap to a flat surface and peel down the sides until flat.
• Using a long, sharp knife, cut the candies into even squares and place each piece 1/2 inch apart on butcher paper.
• Gather the ingredients.
• Melt chocolate, shortening, and paraffin in the top of a double boiler until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool until just warm to the touch.
• Spoon liquid chocolate over each square to cover each completely. Chill about 30 minutes to set chocolate.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED RASPBERRY JELLIES

Steps:

• Lightly grease an 8-inch (2 L) square baking pan and line it with parchment paper.
• In a medium saucepan, whisk the raspberry purée and applesauce and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Add the corn syrup and sugar and (increase the heat- is this needed you mentioned still on medium heat to) bring this up to a gentle but even simmer, whisking constantly. Keep simmering the liquid, stirring constantly until it reaches 225 ºF (107 ºC), 8-10 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, pour in the pectin and whisk in. Return this to the heat to reach a simmer and then immediately pour this into the prepared pan. Let this cool, uncovered, until set, about an hour.
• Turn the jellies out onto a cutting board and peel off the parchment paper and cut into 36 squares. Options for finishing the jellies include: a) Rolling in granulated sugar (for a gumdrop look); b) Roll in cornstarch (for a Turkish delight look); c) Dipping in chocolate - to prepare the chocolate for dipping, melt 7 oz (210 g) of the chocolate in a metal bowl placed over a pot of barely simmering water, stirring until it has melted and is within a temperature between 113-122 ºF (45-50 ºC). If the chocolate gets warmer than this, then you need to let it cool below 113 ºF (45 ºC) and re-warm. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in 3 oz (90 g) of chocolate and stir to melt, continuing to stir until the chocolate reaches a temperature of 82 ºF (28 ºC). Return the bowl to the water bath and stir to warm up to between 88-90 ºF (31-32 ºC) - this doesn't take long. At this point the chocolate is ready for using and will set at room temperature with a nice satin finish (this process is called tempering.)
• To dip the jellies, have a baking tray lined with parchment paper ready. Use truffle forks or other fine-tined forks to immerse each jelly into the chocolate, lift out and gently shake off excess and place on the baking tray to set. After the jellies are dipped, pop the tray into the fridge for just a minute to set the chocolate and then the jellies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container.

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY JAM (CANNING RECIPE)

Steps:

• Crush berries thoroughly, 1 cup at a time. If using frozen berries, use both liquied and solids; they were all part of the original fresh berry. (Sieve 1/2 of the pulp to remove some of the seeds if desired. You can sieve it all if preparing from those with dental problems. Removing seeds causes waste, so be sure you have enough berries.).
• Make sure your canning equipment is scrupulously clean, and place 7 pint or half-pint jars on a rack in a boiling water canner. Fill the canner with water, adding a shot of vinegar to prevent mineral buildup, and bring to a boil while you prepare the jam. Allow it to boil for 10 minutes to sterilize jars, then turn down the heat to keep the jars hot. Remember to keep a kettle of hot water handy, and a saucepan of boiling water for your lids and rings.
• Measure 6 cups of crushed fruit into a 6-8 quart heavy nonreactive saucepan. Break the chocolate squares into smaller pieces and add them to saucepan.
• Measure sugar into a separate bowl. Mix 1/4 cup of the measured sugar with the pectin powder in another small bowl. Stir pectin-sugar mixture into fruit in a saucepan. Add butter. Bring quickly to a full rolling boil. Boil for EXACTLY 1 MINUTE, stirring constantly.
• Remove pan from heat. Skim off any foam and ladle the jam into hot sterilized pint or half-pint canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water canner.
• Remove the jars to a towel/newspaper lined surface, invert for 10 minutes, and allow to cool. Label the jars and store in a cool dry place for up to 1 year.

RASPBERRY HARD CANDY

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with foil. Grease the foil with butter; set aside., In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook and stir over high heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage). Remove from the heat. Stir in extract and food coloring. Immediately pour into prepared pan without scraping the saucepan (do not spread mixture). , Cool for 1-2 minutes or until candy is almost set. Using a sharp knife, score into 1/2-in. squares; cool completely. Break squares apart. Store in an airtight container.