Peppermint Taffy
Recipe: #27590
August 17, 2017
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"This is a great recipe for the whole family. Really fun to do as an old-fashioned taffy pull."
Original is 1.75lb servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (1010.3 g)
- Calories 2336.8
- Total Fat - 5.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.4 g
- Cholesterol - 13.5 mg
- Sodium - 726.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 588.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 9.5 g
- Sugars - 568.9 g
- Protein - 7.7 g
- Calcium - 170 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Butter a 15 by 10, by 1 inch pan and set aside.
Step 2
Combine sugar, corn syrup, vinegar and salt in a heavy saucepan.
Step 3
Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Step 4
Bring to a boil over medium heat then slowly add milk.
Step 5
Cook and stir until candy thermometer reads 248. Remove from heat and add the peppermint oil and food coloring.
Step 6
Pour into prepared pan and let stand 8 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
Step 7
Butter fingers well and quickly pull candy until it is firm, but pliable. The color should become a light pink.
Step 8
Pull into a 1/2 inch wide rope and cut into 1 inch pieces. Wrap pieces in waxed paper.
Tips
No special items needed.
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