Linda's Beachin Salt Water Taffy Recipe

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Linda's Beachin Salt Water Taffy
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
527
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • food coloring
  • 4 tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch

Directions:

  1. In a heavy 3 quart saucepan, combing sugar, corn syrup, and water. Place over high heat, stir constantly until it comes to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat to medium, and continue cooking to 260°F, which is hard ball stage using your candy thermometer.
  3. Remove from heat, add salt and butter. Pour into buttered 15x10 pan. Allow to cool about 20 minutes
  4. In the meantime mix the confectionary sugar and cornstarch together well, and set aside.
  5. Sprinkle the desired coloring and flavoring that you want to use over the candy.
  6. Knead the flavoring/coloring into the candy, then pull candy slowly until your hands are about 18 apart.
  7. Fold taffy in half, and continue pulling and folding the taffy, until candy is hard, about 20-30 minutes
  8. Candy will look smooth and satin-like when it is ready.
  9. Form into 1/2-3/4 thick rope pieces, by rolling on the counter using your hands.
  10. Using a sharp pair of scissors, cut rope into bite sized pieces.
  11. Allow to drop onto surface which has been dusted with a mixture of the confectionary sugar and cornstarch.
  12. Wrap individually in waxed paper squares, and store in an air tight container.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 527.19 Kcal (2207 kJ)
Calories from fat 41.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.61g 7%
Cholesterol 12.21mg 4%
Sodium 521.14mg 22%
Potassium 4.32mg 0%
Total Carbs 128.41g 43%
Sugars 124.3g 497%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 0.07g 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 18.7mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 259.6 Kcal (1087 kJ)
Calories from fat 20.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.27g 7%
Cholesterol 6.01mg 4%
Sodium 256.62mg 22%
Potassium 2.13mg 0%
Total Carbs 63.23g 43%
Sugars 61.21g 497%
Dietary Fiber 0.02g 0%
Protein 0.04g 0%
Calcium 9.2mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.9
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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