Candy Corn is a traditional American recipe for a classic Halloween snack of a corn syrup and sugar confection. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic American version of: Candy Corn.
Combine the sugar, corn syrup and butter in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce to a low boil and continue cooking for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take off the heat, add the vanilla and set aside.
In a bowl, combine the icing sugar, salt and powdered milk. Immediately add to the syrup mixture in the pan and stir to combine. Add the food colouring (if desired) then stir the confection until it's cool enough to handle. Shape into balls, rods (or whatever you like), set on waxed paper to harden and store in an air-tight jar.
The classic candy corn is a maize (corn) kernel shaped piece of candy with white, orange and yellow stripes (see image). To make this, follow these instructions:
Colour one piece of dough orange by working in just a little orange food colour then colour a second piece red by working in a larger amount food colouring (leave the final piece white). Knead the dough in each bowl until smooth, stiff and evenly coloured (also knead the white dough).
Now take each piece in turn and roll on a cold work surface into a long, thin, rope, ensuring that all three are of equal length. If you can, cover your worktop with greaseproof paper and work carefully as the ropes have a tendency to break if you roll them too thinly.
When done, lay the three lengths of candy side by side (set the green piece in the centre) then carefully press them together to make a long, narrow, rectangle. Press gently along the entire length with a rolling pin to seal the rope edges together (but take care not to flatten the dough).
Now cut across the dough to form alternating triangles (your 'kernels') using a sharp knife that's been lightly oiled. Gently shape each piece with your fingers so that all the edges are rounded (and they look like a giant corn kernel) then set aside to air dry for a short while, until they are firm.
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