Saturday, October 29, 2011

Candy Corn


Hey Guys!
Today Ame & Rain teach you how to make homemade candy corn just in time for halloween (:
Give these treats out to trick or treaters or make them for your next halloween party!


Ingredients:
-4 1/2 ounces powdered sugar
-1/2-ounce nonfat dry milk
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-3 1/2 ounces granulated sugar
-3 3/4 ounces corn syrup
-2 1/2 tablespoons water
-2 tablespoons unsalted butter
-2 to 3 drops yellow and orange food coloring
*make sure to measure out your ingredients by weight for the best tasting candy corn.

Directions:
-Put your powdered sugar, dry milk powder, and salt in a food processor and pulse till fine (4 or 5 times) and set aside.
-In a medium saucepan put in the corn syrup, granulated sugar, and water. Turn the stove onto medium heat and let dissolve for 4 minutes.
-Add your butter to the boiling sugar mixture and keep on the heat until it reaches 230 F.
-Take off the heat and add in your powder mixture, stir until fully incorporated.
-Put the dough on a silicon mat or a piece of wax paper.
-Cut into 3 equal pieces.
-Color one piece yellow using your food colors and one piece orange. If you don't have orange mix yellow and red.
-Roll the dough into long logs and place them in a line.
-Press them together and cut them into triangles.
-Let cool/hard for at least 15 minutes.
-Enjoy (:



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