Kentucky Cream Pulled Candy Food

KENTUCKY CREAM PULLED CANDY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Prepare two saucepans, one large in which you'll put the sugar and boiling water, and another one for milk, baking soda, and butter.
• Place the first saucepan with boiling water and sugar over low heat. Using a candy thermometer, let the mixture reach 234 F or softball stage .
• Place the second saucepan with milk, baking soda, and butter over medium heat. Bring just to the boiling point.
• When the first mixture of water and sugar gets to soft-ball stage, add the second mixture. Continue cooking until the mixture has reached 258 F or hard-ball stage .
• Remove the mixture from the stove and add 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
• With extreme care of not burning yourself, pour the mixture onto a buttered marble slab. Begin to pull as soon as the candy is cool enough to handle with hands. Alternatively, you can use a candy hook to stretch and pull the candy, or request a helping hand. If that's the case, cut the mixture in 2 so each person has a better chance at thoroughly pulling and stretching the mixture.
• Pull until candy begins to harden.
• Stretch into a long, thin rope and cut with scissors into a candy-like size.
• If using powdered sugar, place it into a big bowl and roll each piece into the sugar.
• Let the candies cool overnight (or allow at least 3 hours of resting time) so they achieve the wanted cream texture. Be mindful of not placing them too close together as they will stick to one another.
• Wrap in cellophane wrappers.
• Enjoy!

KENTUCKY CREAM CANDY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Cook over medium heat but do not stir after mixture starts to boil.
• Continue boiling until mixture reaches 265 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Pour on marble slab or cool hard surface.
• As edges cool, push toward center once.
• When cool enough to handle, pull with buttered hands (Keep hands cool with damp cloth).
• Pull and fold over in a half twist.
• When pulling is completed, cut into pieces with scissors.
• Makes approximately 30 half twists.
• Recipe History: an old recipe for cream candy.
• Candy is not hard like taffy but has a softer and smoother consistency.
• This candy tends to melt in your mouth.