Peppermint Divinity Bars

Name: Peppermint Divinity Bars
Prep time: 2 h 10 min
Cook time: 2 h 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 50
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 296 milliliters butter, softened; 59 milliliters light corn syrup; 2 larges egg whites; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 177 milliliters crushed hard peppermint candies, divided; 0 teaspoons peppermint extract; 473 milliliters sugar, divided; 1 vanilla bean; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Peppermint Divinity Bars a try. This recipe makes 50 servings with 115 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. A mixture of flour, vanillan extract, peppermint extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Stir together first 3 ingredients.

Split vanilla bean; scrape seeds into bowl of a heavy-duty electric stand mixer.

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Vanilla Bean

Seeds

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add butter and 1 cup sugar; beat at medium speed 2 minutes or until creamy.

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Butter

Sugar

Add flour mixture; beat until blended.

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All Purpose Flour

Line bottom and sides of a 13- x 9-inch pan with parchment paper, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides; lightly grease parchment paper. Press dough into bottom of prepared pan.

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Dough

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Baking Paper

Frying Pan

Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

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Meanwhile, stir together corn syrup, 1/4 cup water, and remaining 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over high heat, stirring just until sugar dissolves. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 250 (7 to 8 minutes).

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Corn Syrup

Candy

Sugar

Water

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While syrup cooks, beat egg whites at medium speed, using whisk attachment, until foamy.

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Egg Whites

Syrup

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Whisk

When syrup reaches 250, beat egg whites at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. While mixer is running, gradually add hot syrup to egg whites. Increase speed to high; beat until stiff peaks form. (

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Egg Whites

Syrup

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