TWIG TAFFY

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Lengths of coffee taffy are snipped into "twigs" (the color naturally varies from piece to piece).

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 40

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons liquid glycerin
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for fingers
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon coffee extract
Vegetable-oil cooking spray

Steps:

  • Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray; set aside. In a medium nonstick saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water, corn syrup, cornstarch, glycerin, and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar. Without stirring, cook until mixture registers 275 degrees (soft-crack stage) on a candy thermometer, about 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat; carefully stir in butter and extracts.
  • Pour hot mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Allow edges to cool and set slightly; using a metal spatula coated with cooking spray, fold edges toward the middle (this will help cool taffy). When taffy is cool enough to handle but still quite warm, stretch and pull with lightly buttered fingers, folding the taffy over onto itself before pulling again until just starting to firm up, about 20 minutes.
  • Before taffy cools and hardens too much, pull off ropelike pieces, and using kitchen scissors, make snips along sides. Gently stretch and pull snipped taffy on either end, forming thorny twigs. Snip into 7-inch lengths. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet; let cool.

joaquin barrios
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I'll definitely be making this again!


Micah Hernandez
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This was a great way to use up some extra maple syrup. The taffy was delicious and the kids loved it.


Jane Wood
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I love this recipe! It's so simple and the taffy always turns out perfect.


Fahad 84
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This is the best taffy recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it tastes delicious.


Harsha Jayasundara
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I was skeptical about this recipe, but I'm glad I tried it. The taffy was amazing!


Sad H2A
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This recipe is a keeper! I'll definitely be making this again.


Biswas Chhetri
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Delicious!


Salina Magar
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This was my first time making taffy and it turned out perfect! I was worried it would be too hard or too sticky, but it was just right.


Umer Zain
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I've made this taffy several times and it's always a hit! It's so easy to make and the kids love it.


I am gamer
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This was a great recipe! The taffy was delicious and easy to make. I used maple syrup instead of corn syrup and it turned out great.