Divinity For Newbies Recipes

SUPER EASY DIVINITY CANDY

Steps:

• 1. Bring sugar, water, and salt to a rolling boil. Boil for only 2 minutes.
• 2. Place marshmallow cream in a larger bowl.
• 3. our hot mixture over cream and beat until mixture becomes dull. Be patient, it does take a while.
• 4. Add pecans.
• 5. Drop tablespoon fulls onto wax paper. Let cool fully and refrigerate. Or you also can pour the whole bowl out onto a cookie sheet covered with wax paper and break it apart once it is set up. Let cool. Refrigerate.

DIVINITY

Steps:

• Cook sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 2-quart pot over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. (On humid days, use 1 tablespoon less water.) Cook, without stirring, to 260 degrees on candy thermometer (or hard ball stage).
• Beat egg whites in 1-1/2-quart bowl until stiff peaks form. Continue to beat while pouring hot syrup in a thin stream into egg whites. Add vanilla; beat until mixture holds its shape and becomes slightly dull. (Mixture may become too stiff for electric mixer). Fold in nuts (if you choose).
• Drop from buttered spoon onto waxed paper. Let stand at room temperature, turning candy over once, until outside of candy is firm--at least 12 hours. Store in airtight container.

DIVINITY FOR NEWBIES

Steps:

• Stir the first four ingredients together in a saucepan over low heat until the sugar is dissolved.
• Set timer for 20 minutes (this is so you will know when to begin mixing the egg whites).
• Boil without stirring to 265 degrees on a candy thermometer or until a little mixture that is dropped in cold water forms a hard, almost brittle ball. (Expect this to typically take about 25 minutes.).
• When timer goes off and while your sugar mixture has not yet reached 265 degrees, beat your egg whites until they form stiff peaks - typically 5-8 minutes on a setting of 4 on a Kitchenaid mixer.
• Remove syrup from heat once it has reached 265 and **slowly** pour over stiffly beaten egg whites while beating with a mixer. Continue mixing until mixture loses its gloss and a small amount that is dropped from a spoon holds its shape. Specifically, this takes me about 10-15 minutes on level 4 on my kitchenaid mixer.
• Fold in vanilla.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper to cool.
• Store in sealed container - they will go stale if left out!