Taffy Recipe

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Taffy
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups corn syrup
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla and/or mint extract
  • equipment: candy thermometer; silicone baking mat

Directions:

  1. Put all the ingredients in a large saucepan and gently stir them to combine. Place a candy thermometer on the side of the pan and bring to a boil, stirring only to prevent burning. Cook to the firm ball or hard ball stage (255 degrees F), and remove from the heat. Stir in the extracts and pour onto a silicone baking mat-lined sheet pan. Let it cool enough to handle then start rolling it into a log and stretching or pulling the taffy to work air in, and make it white and opaque. Keep pulling and twisting until it hardens. You'll finish with long ropes of taffy. Cut it into pieces or shape into figures and animals.
  2. Some tips when making taffy:
  3. Oil the top 1-inch of the saucepans wall to keep the sugar from boiling over.
  4. Always use a pan bigger than you think you need to prevent boiling over.
  5. Always use a burner as big or bigger than your pans bottom.
  6. Never scrape the bottom of the pan at the end, just pour out the syrup.
  7. Wash down the sides of the pan with a clean wet pastry brush to avoid crystallization.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 56.07 Kcal (235 kJ)
Calories from fat 1.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.13g 0%
Cholesterol 0.34mg 0%
Sodium 21.31mg 1%
Potassium 6.24mg 0%
Total Carbs 14.67g 5%
Sugars 14.59g 58%
Protein 0g 0%
Calcium 2.6mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 296.9 Kcal (1243 kJ)
Calories from fat 6.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.68g 0%
Cholesterol 1.8mg 0%
Sodium 112.83mg 1%
Potassium 33.07mg 0%
Total Carbs 77.68g 5%
Sugars 77.26g 58%
Protein 0.01g 0%
Calcium 13.9mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.1
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

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