Homemade Salt Water Taffy

Name: Homemade Salt Water Taffy
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 40
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tsp salt; 2/3 cup water; 9 oz light corn syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Green gel food coloring; Red gel food coloring; 2 tbsp butter, plus more for buttering hands and paper; 1 tbsp black sesame seeds

How to make your own salt water taffy at home! (Where no one can watch you eat all the candy you want).

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup water
9 oz light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
Green gel food coloring
Red gel food coloring
2 tbsp butter, plus more for buttering hands and paper
1 tbsp black sesame seeds

Steps

Put the sugar, cornstarch, salt, water and corn syrup into a large saucepan. Heat over a low heat and stir until the sugar granules have dissolved. Turn up heat to medium, and leave it to come to a boil and heat up until it reaches 255 degrees. Let it stand for 5 minutes, then stir through the vanilla extract.
Pour half of the mixture into another saucepan. Add a few drops of green food coloring to one, and a few red to another. Stir well. (The color fades when you stretch it so aim for a bit more vibrant than your intended end result.)

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