| Butterscotch Hard Candy 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup corn syrup 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 2 TBs. water 2 TBs. vinegar 1. Combine all ingredients in 2-qt. heavy bottomed sauce pan. Cook, stirring until all the sugar is dissolved. 2. Introduce the candy thermometer and cook to 300 degrees F. Stirring occasionally. 3 Remove the pot from the heat, and allow it to cool a few min. It becomes thicker and stands up better for a lollipop. Please see the lollipop video for pouring lollipops. 4. If you do not have a mold for making small pieces of candy. Just pour the thickened butterscotch on greased wax paper in a 8 x 8 inch pan and use a buttered knife or flat side of a metal spatual or a dock scrapper would work great if you have one. to mark while the candy is still soft . 5, Allow candy to cool completely and then break apart and store in an air tighr container. |
