Hard Candy

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup light corn syrup
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon flavoring
• 1/2 teaspoon food coloring
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, mix together sugar, corn syrup, and water. stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. bring mixture to a boil without stirring.
• 2 why syrup temperature reaches 260*f, add color. do not stir; boiling action will incorporate color into syrup.
• 3 remove from heat at 300*f or when drops of syrup form hard, brittle threads in cold water.
• 4 after boiling action ceases, add flavoring and stir. use caution when adding flavoring to avoid rising steam.
• 5 pour syrup into lightly oiled candy molds or onto greased cookie sheet and score to mark squares.
• 6 when cool, break into pieces and dust with sugar to prevent sticking.
• 7 store in an airtight container.