Peppermint Hard Candy
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 11:06am

Ingredients




2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1/8 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

1 In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, combine the sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved; then cook without stirring, lowering the heat and cooking more slowly during the last few minutes, to the hard crack stage (300*F), If sugar crystals form on sides of pan, wipe them off with a damp brush. 2 Remove from heat, add oil flavoring and enough food coloring to color; stir only to mix. Pour into 2 well buttered 9-inch pans. Set one pan of candy over a sauce pan containing hot water (unless you have a helper to help cut the candy). As soon as the other pan of candy is cool enough to handle, cut it with scissors into 1-inch strips. Then snip the strips into pieces. Work fast. Drop the pieces onto a buttered baking sheet. If the candy cools too quickly, set it on a saucepan over hot water to soften it, but if it gets sticky, return at once to the work counter. 3 Toss in a small amount of powdered sugar to keep from sticking together. Repeat with the second pan of candy.

About


Adapted from a recipe by Tami L. Smith.
** Add any choice of food coloring