Cinnamon Candy Food

CINNAMON HARD CANDY

Steps:

• In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar, water and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 310° (hard-crack stage). Remove from the heat; stir in oil and food coloring, keeping face away from the mixture as the odor with be very strong. , Immediately pour onto a greased baking sheet. Quickly spread into a 13-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Using a sharp knife, score into 1-in. squares. Re-cut rectangle along scored lines until candy is cut into squares. Let stand at room temperature until dry. Separate into squares, using a knife if necessary.

CINNAMON HARD CANDY

Steps:

• Line a large cookie sheet with a 1 inch lip with foil.
• Butter the foil and set pan aside.
• Add water, sugar, corn syrup and food coloring to large heavy pan and stir until well mixed.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat stirring occasionally.
• Cover pan with lid and cook for 3 minutes (very important, this will dissolve the sugar crystals that may form on the sides of the pan)
• Take lid off pan and cook on medium-high heat, without stirring until a candy thermometer reaches 300°F (hard crack stage), about 25 minutes. (Be patient, don't turn up heat to speed this up as it can go from cooking to burning in a second and the whole batch would be ruined).
• Remove candy from heat stir in cinnamon oil (house will spell like cinnamon for days unless you open windows before you do this step, also be careful not to have your face right over the the pot).
• Quickly pour into prepared pan.
• Cool completely (about 45 minutes).
• Cover with a piece of plastic wrap and use a hammer to get pieces small enough to get into a large zip top bag, then smash inside the bag until they are bite sized.
• Add powdered sugar to bag and shake to coat all sides (note, check for holes in bag first, sometimes the candy punctures the bag).
• Enjoy.

CINNAMON CANDY

Steps:

• in a sauce pan, bring syrup and sugar to the hard- crack stage, to about 300 to 310 degrees.
• Add cinnamon oil and food coloring.
• Stir quickly and pour into a well greased pan.
• Let candy harden.
• Crack into pieces and coat with powdered sugar.

HOT CINNAMON CANDY

Steps:

• Sprinkle 18x24-inch strip of heavy duty foil with powdered sugar.
• Mix next 3 ingredients in large, heavy saucepan.
• Stir on med heat until sugar dissolves.
• Boil, without stirring to hard crack stage on candy thermometer.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in oil and color.
• Pour onto foil, cool.
• Break into pieces.

RED CINNAMON CANDY

Steps:

• Combine sugar, syrup and water.
• Boil to hard-crack stage.
• Remove from heat, and add cinnamon oil and food coloring.
• Mix well, then pour onto a lightly greased 9x13 cookie sheet.
• Cool.
• While this is cooling, mark pieces with a spatula.
• When cool, break into bite-sized pieces.

CINNAMON CANDY POPCORN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250*.Pop 1 cup of popcorn -- (you should have about 6 quarts popped).
• Butter a large roasting pan. Combine the popped corn in the prepared pan. Place in the oven while preparing the glaze.
• Place red hot candies in a 2 cup measure and fill to the top with granulated sugar. Boil red hot candy, sugar, butter, corn syrup and salt for 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and add baking soda and oil --
• Stir well and pour over popped corn, tossing quickly to distribute evenly.
• Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, Using a metal spatula, free popcorn from the bottom of pan.
• Let cool completely in the pan.
• Break into clumps.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

MAMA'S CINNAMON ROLL CANDY

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in heavy saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cook until candy reaches soft ball stage (it's best to use a candy thermometer) Cool slightly and beat until stiff.
• Allow to cool completely.
• Roll into rolls.
• Roll ropes in cinnamon.

CINNAMON ROCK CANDY

Steps:

• Line a 15x10x1-in. pan with foil; butter the foil and set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine water, sugar, corn syrup and food coloring. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for 3 minutes to dissolve sugar crystals. , Uncover; cook on medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage), about 25 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in cinnamon oil (keep face away from mixture as oil is very strong). Immediately pour onto prepared pan. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. , Break the candy into pieces using the edge of a metal mallet. Sprinkle both sides of candy with confectioners' sugar. Store in airtight container.

CINNAMON CANDY CORN

Steps:

• Keep popped popcorn warm in 250 degree oven.
• In a medium saucepan melt butter.
• Add corn syrup, Red Hots, and 1 tsp cinnamon.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.Stir constantly.
• Boil for 5 minutes.
• Spray turkey roaster with cooking spray, place warm popped corn in and slowly pour over popped corn, mixing thoroughly.
• Bake for 1 hour stirring at 15 minute intervals.
• Cool and store in covered container.

"HITYL?" CINNAMON CANDY SAUCE

Steps:

• Put water & cinnamon candies in a small saucepan over med heat.
• When the candies begin to melt, reduce heat & simmer till candies are fully melted & a has sauce formed.
• Stir constantly & add water (or more candies) as desired, but don't get the sauce too thin.
• Done!
• NOTE: You can add 2 tbsp of real honey or a good maple syrup for a more syrup sauce -- or you can make a buttery version & melt the candies in butter over very low heat.
• SERVING OPTIONS: Add sweet cinnamon flavor to your hot tea, coffee, apple juice, oatmeal, rice pudding, yoghurt or favorite smoothie & butter cream icing -- Use pastry brush to add sauce to breads, cinnamon toast or French toast -- Drizzle over vanilla ice cream! -- Make a kid pleaser cheese ball or spread for graham crackers using cream cheese & crushed Nestles Crunch candy bars -- Mix w/cream cheese & drained crushed pineapple to put on a biscuit, bagel, English muffin or breakfast/dessert tortilla wrap & pinwheels -- Use as glaze for cakes -- Mix w/melted butter & add to your favorite apple crisp, pie or 1 of those prepare the nite before & bake French toast dishes -- Give as a food gift -- Take along on your next camping trip -- See what I mean? The options are endless! Somebody stop me! I'm outta control here!