Butterscotch Hard Candy (Werther's candy)
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup corn syrup
- 1 cup butter softened and cubed
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp rum extract
Instructions
- butter a 15x10x1 pan. In a heavy pan combine sugar, water, and corn syrup. cover and bring to boil over med heat. remove the lid and cook uncovered until candy thermometer reaches 270 degrees (soft crack)
- Add butter, honey, salt and extract. Stir constantly until you reach 300 degrees. (hard crack) remove from heat. pour into the prepared pan without scraping. Do not spread either. cool for about 5 minutes or until candy is almost set. score into 1-inch squares. cool completely. break. Store in an airtight container.
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