Licorice Drops

GreekVegetarianEasy30 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.3 cup brown sugar
  • 0.3 cup water
  • 0.3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1 tbsp black food coloring
  • 0.3 tsp anise extract or pulverized anise seeds

Instructions

  1. 1

    Put the sugars, water and corn syrup into a pot, set the pot over medium heat and stir.

  2. 2

    When the batch has boiled for the first time, wash the sugar crystals down from the sides of the pot.

  3. 3

    Put the thermometer in the pot and cook without stirring to 290F [soft crack stage].

  4. 4

    Take the pot from the heat and add the food coloring and the anise flavoring and stir them in gently.

  5. 5

    With a teaspoon, drop round patties about the size of quarters onto a greased baking sheet.

  6. 6

    If the candy in the pot gets too firm for spooning, reheat it gently until it softens.

  7. 7

    Cool the drops completely but not in the refrigerator or the pieces will stick.

  8. 8

    Wrap the drops individually in wax paper.

Tags

greekpotpourri-recipes