Recipe For Cinnamon Hard Tack Candy

Increase heat to high and let candy mixture come to a boil until it reaches 300 degrees f hard crack stage on a candy thermometer.

Recipe for cinnamon hard tack candy. At this point you should not stir the mixture anymore. Heat over medium and stir until the sugar is dissolved. This cooking task is not recommend for small children.

Stir mixture with a wooden spoon or silicone spatula until sugar melts and becomes smooth. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally. In a large heavy saucepan combine water sugar corn syrup and food coloring.

You can vary the flavor by substituting lemon orange anise or other oils. In a sturdy deep non reactive pot on medium heat add sugar water and corn syrup. Keep face away from steam and handle cinnamon oil carefully it can irritate skin with direct contact.

Cover and cook for 3 minutes to dissolve sugar crystals. Uncover and cook over medium high heat without stirring until a candy thermometer reads 310 hard crack stage. When it comes to a full rolling boil turn the heat down to medium high.

Grease a 11 x 15 inch jelly roll pan. Spicy cinnamon flavored hard candy. Traditionally these candies are made over the festive season flavored with cinnamon and wintergreen and colored red or green to fit the christmas theme.

Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring occasionally. Hard tack candy is made from flavored sugar. Attach candy thermometer on side of pot careful not to touch bottom of pan.