Homemade Candy Canes
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Cooking:
25 min.
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Servings per container:
1
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Ingredients for - Homemade Candy Canes

1. 1 teaspoon butter -
2. 1 cup sugar -
3. 1 cup water -
4. 1 cup light corn syrup -
5. 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar -
6. 1 teaspoon peppermint or spearmint extract -
7. 6 drops red or green food coloring -

How to cook deliciously - Homemade Candy Canes

1. Stage

Grease two baking sheets with butter; set aside. In a large saucepan, bring the sugar, water, corn syrup and cream of tartar to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 280° (soft-crack stage).

2. Stage

Remove from the heat; stir in extract and food coloring. Immediately pour onto prepared pans in eight 8-in. strips. Let stand just until cool enough to handle, about 1-2 minutes.

3. Stage

Working quickly, roll each strip into a 10-in. log. Cut each into two 5-in. lengths. Curve the top of each to form the handle of a cane. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container.