Make Peppermint Creams

Peppermint Creams are made nearly entirely of icing sugar and are easy to make. Their melt-in-the-mouth quality makes them a treat for anytime.

Makes around 10-12 servings.

Ingredients

  • 450g icing sugar (plus 50g extra just in case).
  • 1 tablespoon milk (plus any extra you might need)
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon peppermint essence
  • 1 egg white
  • food colouring (optional)

Alternate Method

  • 350g white icing sugar + extra for shaping
  • 3 drops peppermint essence
  • 2 drops green food colouring
  • 125g dark chocolate
  • 1 egg white

Steps

  1. Sift the 450g of icing sugar into a bowl.
  2. Add in the egg white, peppermint essence and (1tbsp)milk.
  3. Mix with your hands as you would for dough.
  4. If it has too much icing sugar, add some milk. If it is too runny, add icing sugar.
  5. When it reaches a thick enough texture, take it out of the bowl, and knead it on the on top of a table sprinkled in icing sugar.
  6. Dust the surface with icing sugar.
  7. Roll out the mixture till it is about half a centimetre thick.
  8. Cut out small shapes (circles are easiest), and put them on a tray which has also been dusted with icing sugar. Do them quite thin.
  9. Leave for about 10-15 minutes then turn over.
  10. In 15 minutes time -enjoy!

Alternate Method

  1. Whisk egg white until frothy. Sieve in the icing sugar and mix well. Add the peppermint essence and the colouring and mix well.
  2. Sprinkle icing sugar onto your hands. Roll teaspoon-sized amounts of the mixture into small balls and place on the baking tray.
  3. Flatten each ball with a fork to form flat discs. Place in the fridge for 1 hour until firm.
  4. Put the chocolate pieces into the heatproof bowl. Place the bowl on a pan of simmering water (about 5 cm deep).
  5. When the chocolate has melted, remove from the heat and stir until smooth. Allow to cool a little.
  6. Dip each sweet into the chocolate until half covered. Place the sweets on the non-stick paper to set. Keep in a cool place or a fridge until needed.
  7. Finished.

Tips

  • It doesn't have to be dark chocolate all the time. Experiment with milk chocolate, orange chocolate, and other mixes.
  • For people who don't quite like peppermint, you could use other flavourings.
  • If you want solid colour-add the colouring after the peppermint essence. However, for a marbled effect-add in just before you knead the mixture.
  • Add in decorations as you put them on the tray-before they start to harden.
  • Blue and green work best.

Warnings

  • It can be quite messy.
  • Possible Sticky.

Things You'll Need

  • Bowl
  • Teaspoon
  • Tablespoon
  • Decorations(optional)
  • Cutters (optional)

Alternate Method

  • mixing bowl
  • whisk
  • sieve
  • wooden spoon
  • chopping board
  • teaspoon
  • baking tray lined with baking paper
  • fork
  • small saucepan
  • heatproof bowl

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