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Hot Air Candy




Source of Recipe


Marcie Dingerson


Recipe Introduction


From Kate's Blog "Gluten Free Gobsmacked" http://glutenfree.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/gf-hot-air-candy-2/


List of Ingredients




Candy Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown rice syrup or corn syrup
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon baking soda

Topping Ingredients:
1 bag gfcf semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 Tablespoons vegetable shortening (like Crisco)

Recipe



1. Line a 9 x 13″ pan with parchment paper. Cut enough paper so that the paper goes up all 4 sides of the pan and overlaps the edges a bit. If you prefer, you can also butter the sides/bottom of the pan instead.

2. In a deep pot over medium heat/flame(I use a deep, thin stock pot), stir together sugar, rice or corn syrup and vinegar constantly until the sugar has dissolved.

3. Continue cooking over a medium flame until mixture reaches 300F and/or mixture forms brittle strands when dripped into cold water.

4. Remove mixture from heat. Working quickly, stir in or whisk in the baking soda. Do NOT continue to stir once the baking soda has been evenly distributed.

5. Pour into prepared pan � but don�t scrap too much of the dense, stickier stuff from the sides into the pan.

6. Allow to cool completely before breaking into pieces. Candy will break easily when tapped with the bottom of a glass or a meat tenderizer, etc.

7. Prepare chocolate when the candy is cool and ready to be dipped.

8. To prepare the chocolate,in a doubler boiler � OR in a metal pan resting over hot water on the stove (I have a pan that fits neatly into a sauce pan with the bottom dipping in to water easily) � melt chocolate and shortening together while stirring constantly.

9. Keep the chocolate warm (shut off the heat but leave the bowl on top of the warm water), dip the candy pieces one by one into the chocolate and then set side on parchment paper to cool/harden.

Candy will keep well for a week or more if stored in a cool place within an airtight container. Store candy in decorative tins for hostess/host gifts (or cookie exchanges and neighborly gifties) or in Ziplock baggies and bring it to a gathering of area high school students.

Happy Candy Making!
-Kate