Crystal Candies
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Make the candy in a baking pan to break in irregular pieces, similar to pretty stained glass windows. To suit the season-- Christmas, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day, or Valentine's Day--make this candy recipe in molds in a variety of colors and shapes.
Servings:
about 1-1/2 pounds
Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Ingredients
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2 cupssugarsee savings
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1 cuplight corn syrupsee savings
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1/2 cupwatersee savings
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1/4 teaspoondesired food coloringsee savings
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Few dropsoil of cinnamon, oil of peppermint, or oil of wintergreensee savings
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Directions
1.
Line a 8x8x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan. Butter the foil; set pan aside.
2.
Butter the sides of a heavy 2-quart saucepan. In saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup, and water. Cook over medium-high heat to boiling, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. This should take about 5 minutes. Avoid splashing mixture on sides of pan. Carefully clip candy thermometer to side of saucepan.
3.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thermometer registers 290 degree F, soft-crack stage. Mixture should boil at a moderate, steady rate over the entire surface. Reaching soft-crack stage should take 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the saucepan from heat; remove candy thermometer from the saucepan.
4.
Quickly stir in desired food coloring and flavoring. Immediately pour mixture into the prepared pan. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until a film forms over the surface of the candy.
5.
Using a broad spatula or pancake turner, begin marking candy by pressing a line across surface. Repeat along other three sides of pan, intersecting lines at corners to form squares. (If candy does not hold its shape, it is not cool enough to mark. Let candy stand a few more minutes and start again.)
6.
Continue marking lines along all sides, 1/2 inch apart, until you reach center. Retrace previous lines, pressing the spatula deeper but not breaking film on surface. Repeat until the spatula can be pressed to bottom of pan along all lines. Cool completely. Use foil to lift the candy out of the pan; break candy into squares.
7.
(Or, to make molded candies, oil molds made for hard candies. Pour mixture into molds. Cool 10 minutes or until firm. Invert; twist molds until candies come out. Cool completely; decorate candies with Powdered Sugar Icing, if desired.) Store tightly covered. Makes about 1-1/2 pounds.
Powdered Sugar Icing
Combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and enough milk (about 4 teaspoons) to make of spreading consistency.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 50, Total Fat 0 g, Saturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 8 mg, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 0 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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