{"id":14495,"date":"2012-04-17T06:32:53","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T11:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=14495"},"modified":"2012-04-17T06:46:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T11:46:07","slug":"candied-poison-apples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shadowmanor.com\/blog\/?p=14495","title":{"rendered":"Candied “Poison” Apples"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CandiedI mentioned the Inn at the Crossroads<\/a> blog a while back but hadn’t really been keeping up with it, so I’m delighted that the fabulous JoAsakura clued me in to the fact that they’re expanding beyond Westeros-specific dishes and into other fantasy venues.<\/p>\n

One such excursion is their lovely Snow White-esque enchanted apples<\/a>, eerily darkened with food coloring and given a nicely rustic touch by using twigs as handles.* I love how sinister-looking the glossy black coating looks.<\/p>\n

If you use twigs instead of skewers you would definitely want to make sure you know what kind of wood they are–using something like oleander would be a spectacularly bad idea–and make sure they haven’t been sprayed with any pesticide (or, if you get them from a craft store, that they haven’t been treated with a preservative). Cutting them from the tree would probably make them easier to rinse off vs. collecting them from the ground, although obviously you’d need permission first; wandering into a national park and hacking at the trees is generally frowned upon.<\/p>\n

You would want to ensure that the apples are thoroughly scrubbed (some apples are waxed, which will prevent the coating from sticking properly) and thoroughly dried before dipping. I might also suggest either suspending them over a basin until they begin to harden or holding them upside-down for about a minute after dipping rather than placing them directly on a Silpat or waxed paper. That would let a lot more of the excess coating drip off instead of creating a hard puddle of candy around the base, leaving you with a more naturally apple-shaped finished product.<\/p>\n

And, of course, you can change up the recipe to use whatever candy (rather than caramel, which wouldn’t be as glossy) coating suits you; this cider-based recipe<\/a> looks tempting.<\/p>\n

However you do it, these are a splendid and super-easy addition to a party table. Who knew nothing but a little food coloring could be so effective?<\/p>\n

(Thanks, JoAsakura!)<\/i>
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\n*As I was writing this, I became more and more convinced that I’d seen something like this before, possibly from Martha Stewart (which came up negative, although she does have these<\/a> neat-looking “poison” apples), and finally a thorough scouring of my archives turned them up here<\/a>. I’m assuming this was the Inn’s inspiration, although it’s possibly just convergent evolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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