Brown Sugar Pulled Candy

[Kerry Beal]

Brown Sugar Pulled Candy

recipe to accompany the confectionary course

• 500 g dark brown sugar
  
• 1 c cold water
  
• 2 tsp vinegar
  
• 2 T butter
  
• 1 drop peppermint oil (optional)
  

Prepare your marble slab, spatula or scraper and scissors by oiling with vegetable oil. Have a small container of oil ready to oil your hands, or use gloves.

Place sugar, water, vinegar and butter in a heavy saucepan of at least 4 quarts. Bring to a boil, and cook until it reaches 290 F (143 C). Pour out onto an oiled marble slab. Put the drop of peppermint oil on the syrup. Let syrup cool until it forms a skin - a minute or so. Using an oiled spatula or scraper turn the edges in towards the centre. Continue turning until cool enough to handle. Begin stretching with gloved or oiled hands, pulling and twisting until it becomes opaque and creamy. Pull into a long, thin rope of even thickness, cut with oiled scissors into candy sized pieces.

( RG1797 )