How to Pull Taffy Candy
By Elizabeth LaBau, About.com Guide
Pull the twisted syrup to make a long, even rope about ½ inch in diameter. Continue to repeat the folding, twisting, and pulling pattern as long as the syrup is supple. You will notice that it gets firmer, and the color changes to a glossy, pearly opaque color.
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- Mix the Ingredients for the Sugar Syrup
- Boil the Sugar Syrup to Soft-Crack Stage
- Cool and Work the Syrup
- Begin to Pull the Candy
- Pull and Twist the Candy
- Fold Candy Together in a Horseshoe
- Pull the Twisted Candy
- How to Pull Taffy Candy: The Final Fold
- The Final Pull
- Cutting the Candy
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