Hard Tack Candy Recipe
This cooking task is not recommend for small children.
Hard tack candy recipe. Cut it into bite size pieces with candy shears. You dont even have to touch it until you sift the sugar off. Work with butter putty knifes.
Start cutting around edges with candy shears as syrup cools. Think jolly ranchers lollipops etc this is a candy that you suck on similar to those. Coat with dusting sugar if desired.
Place candy and dusting sugar into a bag and shake gently. What is hard tack candy. Drop the candy on wax paper that has been sprinkled with powdered sugar.
I like to break off large chunks toss them in a gallon sized ziplock bag with some powdered sugar and crack into smaller pieces using. If you are careful you can roll the candy into snakes when it is still hot and pliable. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
How to make hard tack candies in a heavy bottomed saucepan or pot combine 3 3 4 cups granulated sugar with 1 1 2 cups light corn syrup and 1 cup of water. In a sturdy deep non reactive pot on medium heat add sugar water and corn syrup. You do not need to stir the it while it is cooking.
Heat over medium and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Let sit a couple minutes and start cutting the pieces. At this point you should not stir the mixture anymore.