Pine Mountain Sorghum Taffy Recipes

SALTWATER TAFFY RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Add the sugar to a large pot fitted with a candy thermometer. Sift in the cornstarch and whisk into the sugar until well-combined. Add the butter, corn syrup, salt, water, vanilla, and flavor extract of choice to the pot. Whisk to combine, then turn the heat to medium and cook until the mixture reaches 250°F (120°C).
• Add the food coloring and stir to combine.
• Pour the candy into a greased heatproof dish and cool until you are able to handle it, 5-10 minutes.
• Stretch the mixture out 12 inches (30 cm) (or further) and fold it over itself again and again for 10-15 minutes. The taffy will turn from translucent to opaque.
• When the taffy becomes harder to pull, roll it to about a 30-inch (76-cm) long and 1-inch (2-cm) thick log on a greased surface. Cut the log in half. Then slice the taffy into bite-size chunks.
• Wrap each piece of taffy in a square of parchment paper and twist the ends to seal.
• Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED PEPPERMINT TAFFY

Steps:

• Grease a 15x10x1-in. pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside., In a heavy small saucepan, combine corn syrup and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add remaining butter; stir until melted. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 250° (hard-ball stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in the extract, salt and food coloring. Pour into prepared pan. Let stand for 5-10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Divide into four portions., With well-buttered fingers, quickly pull one portion of candy until firm but pliable (color will become light pink). Pull into a 1/2-in.-wide rope. Repeat with remaining candy. Cut into 1-in. pieces. Wrap each in waxed paper.

GRANDMA'S TAFFY

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Add the butter, salt, corn syrup and water; mix well. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to mix in butter. Heat to 275 degrees F (134 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped from a spoon forms hard but pliable threads.
• Remove from heat, and stir in the vanilla, flavored extract and food coloring. Pour into a greased 8x8 inch baking dish. When cooled enough to handle, remove candy from the pan, and pull until it loses its shine and becomes stiff. Pull into ropes, and use scissors to cut into 1 inch pieces. Wrap each piece in waxed paper.

OLD FASHIONED MOLASSES TAFFY

Steps:

• Lightly grease a baking sheet. Bring the sugar, molasses, water, and vinegar to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until the sugar has reached the hard ball stage, 250 to 265 degrees F (121 to 129 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball.
• Remove from the heat, and stir in the butter and baking soda. Pour the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet, and allow to cool until cool enough to handle, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Once cool enough to handle, fold the taffy in half, then pull to double its original length. Continue folding and pulling until the taffy has turned golden brown, and is too stiff to pull anymore. Cut the taffy into bite sized pieces, and wrap in waxed paper. Store in an airtight container.

SALTWATER TAFFY

Steps:

• Combine sugar, corn syrup, salt and water in a 2 quart pan.
• Cook over medium high heat, stirring constantly till sugar dissolves.
• Heat mixture without stirring, until it reaches a hard boil stage.260* --
• Remove from heat mix in remaining ingredients.
• Pour into a lightly buttered jelly roll pan.
• Cool until just able to handle.
• Butter hands -- gather taffy into a ball and pull.
• Continue to pull until light in color and hard to pull.
• Divide into fourths.
• Pull each fourth into a 1/2" thick rope --
• Cut into 1" pieces using buttered scissors --
• Wrap individually in waxed paper -- .

OLD FASHIONED SORGHUM TAFFY

Steps:

• Place butter, water, corn syrup, sorghum and sugar in 3 quart saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until mixture spins a thread-soft crack stage. Add soda, stirring to blend thoroughly. Turn out onto buttered platters. Cool until candy can be handled. Butter hands and pull taffy until light colored and too stiff to continue pulling. Pull into long, twisted ropes. Cut or break into pieces; wrap in wax paper or transparent wrap.

PINE-MOUNTAIN SORGHUM TAFFY

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, except soda.
• Cook s-l-o-w-l-y until syrup forms into a hard ball in water .
• Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• Just before removing from heat, stir in the soda.
• Pour into buttered pans.
• When cool enough to handle, butter hands slightly & pull until light & firm.
• Draw into sticks & cut into pieces with kitchen shears dipped in corn starch.
• Wrap individualy in wax paper.

CHOCOLATE-MINT SALT WATER TAFFY

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter in top of double boiler.
• Mix rest of ingredients, except extract, in large heavy bottomed pot and cook over high heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved.
• Lower heat and continue cooking without stirring to 262º (hard-ball stage).
• Remove from heat, add chocolate and butter, stirring only enough to blend.
• Pour into a shallow greased pan. Put flavoring in center of the mass and work carefully into the mixture. When cool enough to handle, remove from pan, divide into pieces, and pull until somewhat lighter in color.
• When cold, cut into bite-sized pieces.
• Wrap in waxed paper or candy wrappers.

PEPPERMINT TAFFY

Steps:

• Butter a 15x10x1-in. pan; set aside. In a heavy large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, vinegar and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Slowly add the milk; cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 248° (firm-ball stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in peppermint oil and food coloring, keeping face away from mixture, as odor is very strong. Pour into prepared pan. Let stand for 8 minutes or until cool enough to handle. , With well-buttered fingers, quickly pull candy until firm but pliable (color will become light pink). Pull into a 1/2-in. rope; cut into 1-in. pieces. Wrap each in waxed paper.

KID-FRIENDLY SALTWATER TAFFY

Steps:

• Butter the sides of a 2 qt saucepan.
• Add to the pan the sugar, corn syrup, water and salt.
• Cook over med heat, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• Continue cooking to 265 degrees (hard-ball stage) without stirring (mixture should boil gently over entire surface).
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in butter or margarine, flavoring and color.
• Pour into a buttered 15x10x1 inch pan.
• Cool about 20 minutes or until easily handled.
• Butter hands and pull candy until difficult to pull.
• Cut into fourths.
• Pull each piece into a long strand about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut taffy into bite size pieces using buttered scissors.
• Wrap each piece in clear plastic or plastic wrap with a Christmas design.
• Store overnight.