Homemade Candy Canes

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Homemade candy canes. Make a small mark with a pencil. After you ve pulled one half of the dough to make. Ingredients 1 2 tablespoons butter for greasing 1 3 4 cups white sugar 3 4 cup light corn syrup 2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract 2 3 drops red or green food coloring metal spatula latex gloves for sugar pulling candy thermometer. Remove from the heat.

Just make sure you have a stick of butter handy to keep your hands buttered for pulling so it doesn t stick to you. Ingredients 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1 2 cup water divided 1 1 2 teaspoons peppermint extract 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring optional. In a large saucepan bring the sugar water corn syrup and cream of. Directions grease two baking sheets with butter.

Stir in extract and food coloring. If you d like your stripes to be extra precise measure two to three inches for each stripe or larger if you prefer giant stripes. Working quickly roll each strip into a. When winding the tape around the noodle let the marks serve as a guide along the way.

Merry christmas and happy holidays. Spray a liberal amount of cooking spray into two rimmed baking sheets to prevent the candy from sticking to the tray. Decide on a thickness of your candy cane about 0 7 cm and cut to length about 10 15cm. How to make homemade candy canes.

Form each half of the dough into a log and cut them into 5 pieces. Remove one white and one red piece of dough and. If you want to keep them for a short while wrap them in a cellophane first twist the ends of cellophane to seal and then gently bend the ends to create the hook. In a heavy bottomed.

Candy canes are tasty on their own but don t stop there their crunchy texture minty flavor and bold stripes also make them a great addition to other homemade christmas candies these christmas recipes use candy canes to add a seasonal twist to favorites like truffles fudge and meringues. These homemade candy canes are so much better than store bought and so fun to make. Photo from bing images shares. Immediately pour onto prepared pans in eight 8 in.

Shaping traditional striped candy canes 1. Twist a red and a white piece together to form a long striped rope.