Salt Water Taffy

By LadyRev-2

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn flour
• 1 cup liquid glucose*
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• Glucose is widely used in Europe. If cannot find in the U.S., use light corn syrup.

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare a shallow heat safe pan by lightly buttering it. Have your flavorings and colorings nearby with buttered spatulas ready to stir.

Sift together the corn flour and sugar and add to a medium sauce pan. Stir in the glucose, salt, butter and water. Place over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Once it comes to a boil, cover and cook for three minutes. Remove the lid and then clip on your candy thermometer and cook until it reaches the hard ball stage (I didn't use a candy thermometer so I used the cold water test to determine temperature).

Once the syrup hits 260°F, remove from heat and add the vanillas and mix well. Then pour into your prepared pan.

Allow the candy to cool until until solid enough to handle and then butter your hands lightly and begin pulling!

You want to stretch out the taffy, bring the ends together to form a loop, stretch and repeat. Over and over. Do this for about 15-20 minutes until the taffy has a creamy, satiny appearance. All this work will incorporate air into the candy, making it soft and chewy.