Recipe: Grape And Walnut Candy Rolls

Title: Grape and Walnut Candy Rolls
Categories: Candies, Greek
Yield: 1 servings

Karen Mintzias 10 ts Cornstarch
40 Whole walnuts Confectioners' sugar
12 oz Frozen grape juice;undiluted

Thread a needle with 2 foot length of white, heavy-duty carpet thread. Tie
a knot 8 inches from the end. Carefully string 20 walnuts. Tie a knot after
the last walnut. Tie thread ends together forming a necklace. Repeat for
remaining 20 walnuts. Divide the grape juice concentrate. From one half,
pour 1/3 cup into a jar. Pour the remaining amount of that half into a
small saucepan. Heat to boiling. Spinkle 5 teaspoons of cornstarch into the
jar of juice. Shake vigorously. Gradually stir into boiling juice. Cook
until thick enough to heavily coat spoon. Remove from heat. Dip one
"necklace" into grape juice until every nut is coated. Hang loop in an airy
spot. Dip and hang second necklace. Allow to hang 30 minutes. Repeat the
whole procedure. Dry necklaces several days until coating is no longer
sticky. When dry, repeat dipping. Use the remaining half of grape juice and
cornstarch. Dip necklaces twice. Let hang to dry a week. When dry, snip
knotted thread. Carefully pull out. Dust rolls with confectioners' sugar.
Slice into 1/2 inch rounds. Makes two 7-inch rolls.

From: "Classic Greek Cooking" by Daphne Metaxas. ISBN: 0-911954-31-7.

Typed for you by Karen Mintzias