Water Taffy Recipe
In a saucepan bring the sugar corn syrup water cornstarch butter and salt to a boil.
Water taffy recipe. Place over medium heat and stir until sugar dissolves. Stir in corn syrup water butter and salt. Directions in a heavy saucepan mix together sugar and cornstarch. Instead the name coming from the ingredients this name was given to a taffy recipe which originated along the atlantic city boardwalk area.
There is no salt water in these recipes as one might think. Cook until a candy thermometer reads 125 c 257 f. Stir in corn syrup water salt and margarine. Cover pan and bring to a boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
You need to stretch and pull the taffy swiftly for about 10 minutes. Ingredients 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon unsalted butter cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon salt cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract teaspoon flavored extract of your choice 2 drops food coloring coloring of your choice. The saltwater coastline of the atlantic ocean. Butter a 20 cm 8 inch square pan.
Directions mix sugar and cornstarch in 1 1 2 quart saucepan. Uncover place thermometer in pan and cook to 266 f remove from heat and add. Remove from the heat. Fyi guys pulling taffy is serious business.
Most recipes recommend you butter or grease your hands when you pull your taffy but all you really need to do is wait until it is cooler.