December 20, 2019 Issue, Page 14 of 22

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PG4 HOMETOWN TIDINGS, Friday, December 20, 2019 From All of Us EIPUINA Season’s WIND?RAIN Greetings! CATTLE MINERAL 125 YEARS OF Thank you fora FEEDING GREATNESS 720 S. Main, Elk City - 580-225-0191 www.elkcitycoop.com wonderful year! Merry Christmas fr to you this seaso Serves: 20 pieces until set (about 15 minutes). near INGREDIENTS Next place your chopped dark choco- late in a small pot on very low heat (al- Ve. dis Walker Optometrist. & Frame Boutique 1. cup ounces dark chocoiate-chopped most as low as you can go). Continue to | 106 N. Main St. Elk City 1. cup ounces white chocolate-chopped stir with a rubber spatula until the choco- 580-243-2020 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract, divided late is completely melted and pourable. www.doctorlisawalker.com , Peppermint dust Add % teaspoon of peppermint extract. PON Flaked sea salt Make sure your white chocolate has DIRECTIONS, set, then pour the dark chocolate over it May God bless you™- pe Avith a festive, loving and.” and spread a thin layer quickly. Remem- Line a large baking sheet with parch- ber your white chocolate is cold, so the ment paper. Place the chopped white chocolate in dark will set faster. Sprinkle peppermint dust generously, peaceful celebration nnd a small pot on very low heat (almost as low as you can go). You can also do this and then a few pinches of flaked sea salt over the entire bark. Christmas and all ona double boiler if you do not feel com- fortable with direct heat. Continue to stir Refrigerate until completely set (about Pie throughout the year. Pp 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 es and serve! lined sheet pan and spread with an offset This recipe is also great with dried cran- spatula. | like really thin bark, so | spread berries and pistachios for the red and it around in a nice thin layer. green effect. Don’t forget to remove the Place the sheet pan in the refrigerator peppermint!