Sunday, December 13, 2009

FANNY FARMER FUDGE

I started using this fudge twenty some years ago. We had a cookie/candy exchange at our church and Deb B. brought this fudge. It is so smooth and creamy and very simple to make.

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The ingredients are things I usually have on hand. Evaporated milk, sugar, semi-sweet chocolate chips, vanilla, butter and nuts.

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So many have asked where Hannah has been. She is back and cooking up a storm. Pour the can of milk into a large saucepan.

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Add 4 1/2 cups of sugar

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Mix together and bring to a boil over medium heat.

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While that is cooking, chop up a cup of nuts. I have fallen for macadamia nuts. They are sooooooooo good. You could also use walnuts or pecans.

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Next you need to prepare your pan. Grease the pan first.

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Press a piece of parchment paper onto the greased pan.

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Then smear butter over the parchment paper. After this picture, I was really trying to remember whether Hannah had washed her hands or not. Oh well, too late now.

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By now your milk/sugar should have boiled for 10 minutes. Watch this closely and keep the heat as low as possible or it will boil over and it really makes a mess if that happens.

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Remove the pan from heat and add a stick of butter.

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And 3 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips

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And a teaspoon of vanilla.

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Now start stirring and stirring

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Keep stirring, it still isn’t ready.

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When it leaves ripples while you are stirring, you know it is ready.

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Dump in the nuts and stir.

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Now pour onto the pan and spread to the edges.

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YUMMY!!!!!!!!! Pop it into the refrigerator until cooled and firm.

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Hannah was giving Chloe a taste of the fudge and of course Chloe bit her finger.

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Remove from pan and place on a cutting board.

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Someone was sampling!!!!!!!!!!

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Cut into little one inch squares.

I like to layer them between waxed paper and freeze.

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FANNY FARMER FUDGE

12 oz can evaporated milk

4 1/2 cups sugar

Combine in a large pan and bring to a boil over low/medium heat.

Prepare pan.

Boil for 10 minutes and remove from heat.

Stir in:

1/2 cup butter

3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 tsp vanilla

Stir until thickened.

Add 1 cup chopped nuts

Pour into prepared pan and cool. Cut into squares. Freezes well.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. I John 1:5-7