Recipe - Alfred A Knopf Peanut Butter Candy

8 ounce (2 sticks) unsalted butter,
melted
2 cup Graham cracker crumbs
2 One half cup Confectioners sugar
1 cup Chunky peanut butter
8 ounce Milk chocolate

Line an 8inch square pan as follows. Turn the pan over, cover with a
12inch square of aluminum foil shiny side down, fold down the sides and
corners to shape the foil, remove the foil, turn the pan over again, and
place the foil into the pan, pressing it carefully to fit smooth. Set
aside. In the large bowl of an electric mixer (or any large bowl, with a
wooden spatula) mix the butter with the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and
peanut butter. Turn into the lined pan. With the bottom of a teaspoon
smooth the mixture to make an even layer. Let stand at room temperature.
Break up the chocolate and place it in the top of a small double boiler
over hot water on low heat. Cover with a folded paper towel (to absorb
steam) and the pot cover. Let stand for a few minutes until partly melted.
Then uncover and stir until completely melted and smooth. Remove the top of
the double boiler (dry its underside), and pour the chocolate onto the
peanut butter layer. With the bottom of a teaspoon smooth the chocolate all
over the bottom layer, touching the sides of the foil. Refrigerate for an
hour (or longer, if you wish) until firm. Lift the candy from the pan by
lifting the aluminum foil. Place the candy, still on the foil, on a
cutting board. Fold down the sides of the foil and let stand. If you cut
this into squares while it is cold it will crumble. Let it stand for about
an hour, then cut into 32 small bars. Serve at room temperature. The taste
will remind you of Reese's peanut butter cups. Recipe is from _Maida
Heatter's Book of Great American Desserts_.

Posted to EATL Digest 15 November 96

Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 00:21:24 EST

From: Felicia Pickering MNHAN063@SIVM.SI.EDU