CANDY APPLES

IN A HEAVY-BOTTOMED SAUCEPAN MIX TOGETHER 2 CUPS SUGAR,KIND)

The mixture will be bright red like this.

SET UP YOUR CANDY THERMOMETER SO THAT THE TIP IS IN THE MIXTURE AND IS NOT TOUCHING THE BOTTOM OF THE POT. PUT IT OVER HIGH HEAT AND BRING IT TO A BOIL. LEAVE IT BUBBLING ON HIGH. IT’LL LOOK LIKE THIS.

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• You keep letting it bubble like that on high until it gets to be between 300ºF and 310ºF. You’re going to do some other stuff while the mixture is heating, but beware! It might seem like it’s taking forever to heat but once it gets to the 230ºF everything speeds up. So keep your eye on it while you’re multi-tasking. The whole thing will take around 20 minutes.

WHILE THE SUGAR MIXTURE IS COMING TO TEMPERATURE, LINE A BAKING SHEET WITH

Wash and dry your apples.

STICK THE STICKS DOWN INTO THE TOPS OF THE APPLES.

Mix together 1/4 cup demerara sugar and 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

Sprinkle the sugar mixture onto your prepared pan.

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• When your candy mixture is at 310ºF, take it of the heat. Tilt your pot to the side and hold the apples by the stick to roll them one at a time in the mixture. Be careful because that sugar syrup is seriously hot. After rolling the apple around, hold it up over the saucepan and shake it gently to let some excess syrup drip off.

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• Then put the apples on your prepared pan to harden. They’ll be hard and ready to eat within 10 minutes. It’s kind of amazing how fast it happens. And it’s amazing how good they taste!

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