DIY DRAGONS BEARD

452 Calories

It has blown our mind how easy it is to make hand pulled candy.  No wonder everyone on the internet has had their crack at it.   We go head to head in this video to see who can make more strands.  Who wins?  Watch and find out.

Prep Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours

Author: HellthyJunkFood
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: Japanese
Serves: 1

Ingredients:

• 1000 Grams Sugar
  
• 100 grams corn syrup
  
• 2 Cups water
  
• 5 drops food dye
  
• 1 tsp vinegar
  
• 1 Container Corn starch
  

THINGS YOU’LL NEED:

• Plastic Container OR
  
• Giant Silicone Donut Mold: https://amzn.to/2J6TuSV
  
• Scale: https://amzn.to/2qJGA6L
  
• Thermometer: https://amzn.to/2qIiQiu
  
• HJF Cutting Board: http://bit.ly/2Eyhr3R
  
• HJF Apron: http://bit.ly/2Ez9Cz0
  

Instructions:

1. Mix together water and food dye.
   
2. In a pan on medium heat combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and vinegar together. Don't stir.
   
3. Bring mixture to 271°F. Once it reaches the temperature take off the heat, carefully. Let set until the sugar looks clear with not too many bubbles.
   
4. Pour syrup into plastic or silicone molds. Cool for 2-3 hours.
   
5. Cover work surface with corn starch. This will make the candy not stick to you.
   
6. If the sugar has hardened too much microwave for 10 second increments until moldable.
   
7. Make a hole through the center of the candy. If you used the donut mold skip this step.
   
8. Hand pull the candy, making sure it is consistently the same thickness throughout. Once the circle is getting big, make a figure eight, fold it over, and continue to stretch. Repeat until you have the amount of strands that you'd like.
   

Nutritional Information:

Serving Size: 1 Calories: 452 Fat: 0 Saturated Fat: 0 Unsaturated Fat: 0 Trans Fat: 0 Carbohydrates: 119 Sugar: 113 Sodium: 3 Fiber: 0 Protein: 0 Cholesterol: 0