Molasses Pull Taffy
An old fashioned candy recipe that’s great fun to make with kids.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 ½ Tbsp. vinegar
- ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp. cream of tartar
- ¼ cup butter
- 1/8 tsp. baking soda
Instructions
- In a heavy bottomed pot, combine molasses, sugar, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring often, until mixture reaches 255 F (or when a small amount dropped in cold water turns hard).
- Remove from heat and add butter, cream of tartar and baking soda. Pour onto a buttered, sided cookie sheet.
- When cool enough to handle, pull pieces of taffy until light in color. (Butter hands before pulling).
- Twist and cut into 1” pieces. Wrap in parchment paper.
Find it online: https://www.crosbys.com/molasses-pull-taffy-recipe/