Old Fashioned Candy Recipe Easy

Best Butter Mints (Homemade) Salty Side Dish

WEBSep 23, 2019 · How to make Old Fashioned Butter Mints. Add softened (not melted) butter to a stand mixer and beat well until smooth. Add …

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1. Add butter to a stand mixer and beat well until smooth.
2. Add sugar, half and half, vanilla, peppermint, and salt. Beat on low until dry and crumbly.
3. Half and Half NOTE: Powdered sugar doesn't always measure the same person to person, depending on how its packed. You may need to add a tiny bit more of half and half to get to this point if it absorbs too quickly. Just only use a very small amount so you do not over wet your dough.
4. Add 2 drops yellow food coloring and increase speed to high and beat until smooth and a dough forms.

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Easy Homemade Hard Candy old fashioned recipe

WEBNov 12, 2018 · Making homemade hard candy is probably easier than you think! STEP ONE: First, you’ll combine sugar, corn syrup, and water in a …

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1. Line cookie sheets (it's best to use cookie sheets that have a lip) with silicone liners. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and set aside.
2. Combine sugar, corn syrup and water in a saucepan and continuously stir over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
3. Once dissolved, insert a candy thermometer to the pan (it should rest about an inch from the bottom of the pan) and continue to cook, without stirring, until the thermometer reaches 290 degrees. It should take around 35-45 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and add food coloring and extract. Eyeball the coloring to get the color you want. We matched red with strawberry and yellow with lemon.

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