Taffy Recipe

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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
25
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lb sugar
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3/4 cups milk
  • 3 drops red or peach coloring
  • special equipment: 4 (15 1/2 by 10 by 1-inch) well-buttered baking pans; table or marble slab, for pulling; yardstick; waxed paper, cut into 2 by 4-inch rectangles, for wrapping and twisting

Directions:

  1. In a saucepan, mix together the sugar, corn syrup and butter, stirring over high heat until mixture reaches 240 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Reduce heat and slowly add milk and cook until thermometer reaches 248 degrees F.
  2. Pour mixture onto the 4 buttered baking trays. When taffy is cool enough to handle, butter your hands and bring corners to the center to form into a ball. Take all 4 balls and form into 1 large ball.
  3. Place onto a table or marble slab so you and a helper can start the pulling process. Start folding and stretching your taffy ball. You should pull the taffy from your friend, fold over and over in your hands, then let your friend pull the taffy from you, repeating this process until the taffy turns light in color. Pulling the taffy adds tiny air bubbles throughout the candy, making it lighter and chewier.
  4. Place the taffy on your pulling table/slab, add the color and flavoring, and start the pulling process all over again until the liquids are well incorporated and the taffy is the color you want.
  5. Now you can lay the taffy on the table that has a small amount of cornstarch to keep it from sticking. While still soft, press into a 3/4-inch thick sheet. Take a yardstick and cut a straight line with buttered scissors or knife. Continue cutting the taffy into 1/2 to 3/4-inch wide strips. Cut strips into pieces that you want to wrap, about 2-inches. Begin wrapping the pieces in the waxed paper and twisting the ends.
  6. *Cook's Note: will keep for 6 months in airtight container at room temperature.
  7. Home Cook Recipe: A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchen have not tested this recipe and therefore cannot make representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 24.96 Kcal (105 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.06g 0%
Cholesterol 0.18mg 0%
Sodium 8.08mg 0%
Potassium 3.08mg 0%
Total Carbs 6.48g 2%
Sugars 6.43g 26%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 0.02g 0%
Calcium 1.6mg 0%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 305.82 Kcal (1280 kJ)
Calories from fat 7.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.78g 0%
Cholesterol 2.2mg 0%
Sodium 99.06mg 0%
Potassium 37.77mg 0%
Total Carbs 79.37g 2%
Sugars 78.74g 26%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 0.2g 0%
Calcium 19.3mg 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

  • 0.5
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

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