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Home > Candy & Snacks > Hard
Cinnamon Hard Candy
Ingredients:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon oil
- 1/4 tsp. red food coloring
Combine sugar, syrup, and water in a sauce pan. Boil without stirring
over med-high heat until it reaches hard crack stage. Use a thermometer
or very cold water. I use the cold water. When you put about a teas.
in the cold water and let it sit for 10 or 15 seconds you can take it
out and it will break with a snap. Towards the end of the cooking time
the mixture will thicken considerably and turn a yellowish color. It is
essential to watch the pot at this point because it will burn easily and
quickly. You may also stir it at this point to prevent scorching. When
done, remove from heat and quickly stir in the oil and coloring. Pour
into a 9 x 9 metal pan that has been lined with about 1/4 to 1/3 inch of
powdered sugar. Let cool until the edges start to firm up and then
immediately begin to cut the pieces from around the edges. Keep cutting
around the edges as the candy hardens. Cutting takes practice because
the candy can harden quickly. Some just let it get rock hard and break
it with a mallet but this makes it harder to control the size of the
pieces and also the pieces have sharp edges that can cut one's mouth.
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