December 23, 2020 Issue, Page 25 of 26

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HOMETOWN TIDINGSPG15 parchment and spread. Serves: 8 cups Place a small pot on the stove and add INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon of butter, heat the pot ona Jow flame until butter melts. 8 cups un-buttered popped popcom (whether you pop it yourself or use Chop your white chocolate roughly Bark with.Sea Salt bagged popcorn is fine) and add to the pot. Continuously stir 1 pound of white chocolate with a rubber spatula until all of the By Chef Patty DeGeorge 1 tablespoon butter white chocolate has melted. Flame 1/4 cup peppermint dust (throw candy should still be on low. Once completely melted, pour the Serves: 20 pieces until set (about 15 minutes). canes into a food processor and process Next place your chopped dark choco- until candy dust has formed) chocolate onto the popcorn and mix with Sea salt a large rubber spatula. Sprinkle with sea INGREDIENTS late in a small pot on very low heat (al- salt and peppermint dust to taste! 1 cup ounces dark chocolate-chopped. most as low as you can go). Continue to Let popcorn sit until the white choco- DIRECTIONS 1 cup ounces white chocolate-chopped stir with a rubber spatula until the choco- Put the cool, popped, un-buttered late sets. Or place in the refrigerator un- late is completely melted and pourable. popcorn on a large baking sheet with til set. It won't last long! 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, divided Peppermint dust Add % teaspoon of peppermint extract. From AllofUs Flaked sea salt Make sure your white chocolate has set, then pour the dark chocolate over it DIRECTIONS and spread a thin layer quickly. Remem- Line a large baking sheet with parch- ber your white chocolate is cold, so the ment paper. dark will set faster. Place the chopped white chocolate in a Sprinkle peppermint dust generously, small pot on very low heat (almost as low and then a few pinches of flaked sea salt as you can go). You can also do this on a over the entire bark. double boiler if you do not feel comfort- Refrigerate until completely set (about able with direct heat. Continue to stir 45 minutes)-or leave it out at room tem- with a rubber spatula until the chocolate perature if you don’t need it right away. is completely melted and pourable. Add It will set up (remember it was hard when % teaspoon of peppermint extract. you started). Break up into bite size piec- Pour melted white chocolate onto your Jined sheet pan and spread with an offset es and serve! This recipe is also great with dried cran- @ InterBank: spatula. [like really thin bark, so I spread berries and pistachios for the red and it around in a nice thin layer. green effect. Don’t forget to remove the 1620 W 3rd St., Elk City Place the sheet pan in the refrigerator peppermint! a 580-225-5580 ik FoIC