8 medium red apples
8 flat wooden skewers or spoons
2 cups sugar
1 cup Karo light corn syrup
½ cup water
¼ cup (1¾-ounce bottle) red cinnamon candies
10 drops red food coloring (optional)
Wash and dry apples; remove stems and insert skewers into stem ends.
Combine sugar, light corn syrup and water in heavy 2-quart saucepan.
Stirring constantly, cook over medium heat until mixture boils and
sugar is dissolved. Then cook, without stirring, until temperature
reaches 250°F. or until small amount of syrup dropped into very cold
water forms a ball which is hard enough to hold its shape, yet plastic.
Add cinnamon candies and continue cooking to 285°F. or until small
amount of syrup dropped into very cold water separates into threads
which are hard, but not brittle. Remove from heat. Stir in red food
coloring, if desired. Hold each apple by its skewer and quickly twirl
in syrup, tilting pan to cover apple with syrup. Remove apple from
syrup; allow excess to drip off, then twirl to spread syrup smoothly
over apple. Place on lightly greased baking sheet to cool. Store in
cool place. Makes 8 candy apples.
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