Taffy

Serves: 2

Isabella Feil

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

49

Sweetness

57

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

Corn Syrup

1 cup

Sugar

1 tbsp

Water

1 tbsp

White Vinegar

1 tsp

Butter

Directions:

1

Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan and gently stir them to combine

2

Place a candy thermometer on the side of the pan and bring to a boil, stirring only to prevent burning

3

Cook to the "firm ball" or "hard ball" stage (255 degrees F), and remove from the heat

4

Stir in the extracts and pour onto a silicone baking mat-lined sheet pan

5

Let it cool enough to handle then start rolling it into a log and stretching or pulling the taffy to work air in, and make it white and opaque

6

Keep pulling and twisting until it hardens

7

You'll finish with long ropes of taffy

8

Cut it into pieces or shape into figures and animals

9

Some tips when making taffy: Oil the top 1-inch of the saucepans wall to keep the sugar from boiling over

10

Always use a pan bigger than you think you need to prevent boiling over

11

Always use a burner as big or bigger than your pans bottom

12

Never scrape the bottom of the pan at the end, just pour out the syrup

13

Wash down the sides of the pan with a clean wet pastry brush to avoid crystallization