Homemade Gumdrops Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 c. granulated sugar
1 c. corn syrup
1 box powdered fruit pectin (1 3/4 oz or 50g)
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 c. water
Granulated sugar to coat your gumdrops
Food coloring and flavors
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Directions:In a saucepan, mix the sugar and corn syrup together.
In a second saucepan, mix together the fruit pectin, baking soda and water. As you mix, the baking soda will cause it to foam up a little.
Place both saucepans over high heat and cook. Remember to keep stirring them both simultaneously. You'll need to keep stirring until you notice the foam beginning to thin out and the sugar mixture is boiling rapidly. This step should only take four or five minutes.
Take the saucepan with the fruit pectin mixture off the heat and pour very slowly in a thin stream into the boiling sugar. Remember to continue stirring. Stir vigorously until the pectin is completely mixed in or for around one minute.
Remove the candy mixture from the heat and pour 1/3 of the mix into a bowl. Add 1/3 teaspoon of cherry extract and 3 drops of red food coloring to make red cherry gumdrops.
Pour the cherry candy mix into a greased pan and leave aside to cool at room temperature.
Pour another 1/3 of the mix into a different bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract and 4 drops of yellow food coloring to make lemon gumdrops.
Pour the lemon candy mix into a greased pan and leave aside to cool.
Pour the last 1/3 of the mix into another bowl and add 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract and add 1 drop of red food coloring and 1 drop of yellow food coloring.
Pour the orange candy mix into a greased pan and leave aside to cool.
When your home made candy is cooled, cut it into squares and roll them in a little granulated sugar.
Store your flavored gumdrops at room temperature in a covered container. |
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