Candied Apples Recipe
Ingredients
6 medium-size red apples
6 wooden skewers
2 1/2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups light corn syrup
1 cup water
1 teaspoon red vegetable coloring
Directions
Wash and dry 6 medium-size red apples.
Dry well.
Insert wooden skewers firmly at stem ends.
In medium saucepan, mix sugar, corn syrup and water.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Add 1 teaspoon red food coloring.
Bring to boil; cook until candy thermometer reads 290°F. (hard-crack stage).
Remove syrup from heat.
Quickly dip each apple in syrup, coating completely.
Place on well-greased baking sheet while coating hardens.
When cool, warp individually in clear plastic wrap.
Dry well.
Insert wooden skewers firmly at stem ends.
In medium saucepan, mix sugar, corn syrup and water.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Add 1 teaspoon red food coloring.
Bring to boil; cook until candy thermometer reads 290°F. (hard-crack stage).
Remove syrup from heat.
Quickly dip each apple in syrup, coating completely.
Place on well-greased baking sheet while coating hardens.
When cool, warp individually in clear plastic wrap.