How To Make Candy Canes Ingredients
Steps to make it.
How to make candy canes ingredients. Insert a candy thermometer and cook until the sugar reaches 320 degrees f. Spray two rimmed baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Combine sugar corn syrup and 1 4 cup of the water in a medium saucepan over medium high heat. The spruce victoria heydt.
Use a pastry brush to keep the inside of the saucepan clean as the sugar cooks or the sugar may recrystallize. Clip the candy thermometer to the side of the bowl then heat and stir the mixture until it reaches about 300 degrees fahrenheit or the hard crack stage. Grease two baking sheets with butter. The spruce victoria heydt.
Remove from the heat. A pinch of salt. Cook without stirring until a candy thermometer reads 280 soft crack stage. Food grade peppermint oil or pure peppermint extract red food coloring or green or any color s you like.
In heavy bottomed large saucepan or small pot combine first 4 ingredients and stir until sugar dissolves. Stir in extract and food coloring. Cook without stirring to hard ball stage. 1 2 teaspoon cream of tartar.
Mix and heat candy cane dough combine sugar corn syrup water cream of tartar vinegar and a pinch of salt in your saucepan.