Recipe - Candy Coated Cherries

1 cn (16 oz) Wilton Candy Wafer
and Fondant Mix
One fourth cup Water plus
2 tablespoon Water
2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
1 cup Brandy; (optional)
1 pack (14 oz) Wilton Light or Dark
Cocoa Candy Melts (i'm sure
u could use whatever
chocolate u want!)
1 Jar; (16 oz) Maraschino
cherries with stems

To make brandied cherries: Several days before candy making, drain juice
from cherries. Replace juice with brandy. Cover the jar. Allow cherries to
soak at least 24 hours, or up to a week.

Combine candy wafer fondant mix and water in top of double boiler; place
over boiling water. Heat to 150 degrees, stir constantly. Remove from heat.
Stir in vegetable oil until well blended. Continue to stir until mixture
thickens slightly.

Drain cherries and place on paper towel. Cherries should be dry before
dipping in fondant. Dip cherries into fondant mixture. If mixture becomes
too thick, thin with a small amount of water. Set cherries on waxed paper
to dry.

Dip fondant covered cherries into melted candy. Seal candy to stem; fondant
and cherry must be completely covered to prevent cherries from leaking.
Refrigerate to set. Cherries may be stored at cool room temperature.

yeild: 4050

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #499 by Deborah Hrabinski
dh@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU on Jan 10, 1998