You will need
- Sugar
- Water
- Pan
- Molds
- Sticks
- For "cock on a stick" you need a little brandy and vanilla sugar
- lemon juice and peppermint oil.
Instruction
1
Measure the sugar and water amount of 3 parts sugar to 1 part water. Pour water in a saucepan and pour the sugar there. Heat the mixture on low heat until the sugar is all dissolved.
2
Add a few drops of brandy and a little vanilla sugar. Keep the mixture on heat for 1 minute. You can add food coloring. Continuously stir the mixture and make sure that sugar is not burned.
3
Remove the pan from the heat. Add to the mix a little bit of lemon juice and a drop of mint oil. Instead of lemon juice you can take any other citrus juice. Caramel without the citrus is too cloying.
Note
Hot caramel can cause serious burns so don't touch her hands.
You can do without dyes.
Exactly how much you need to cook the caramel is set empirically. Very much depends on the quality of sugar and water, and the temperature of the burner.
It is important not to burn the sugar and cook it to the desired condition. Burnt sugar is usually thrown away. Undercooked caramel is possible, but it will be more like taffy. This caramel can also be used, for example in cakes.
You can add food flavors.
If you add herbal extracts, you can get cough drops. In this case, the main thing — do not overdo it.
You can do without dyes.
Exactly how much you need to cook the caramel is set empirically. Very much depends on the quality of sugar and water, and the temperature of the burner.
It is important not to burn the sugar and cook it to the desired condition. Burnt sugar is usually thrown away. Undercooked caramel is possible, but it will be more like taffy. This caramel can also be used, for example in cakes.
You can add food flavors.
If you add herbal extracts, you can get cough drops. In this case, the main thing — do not overdo it.
Useful advice
Sticks can be wooden or plastic. You can rent tubes for a cocktail and cut them in half.
Caramel can be done without water. Just pour the sugar in a saucepan. Put the saucepan on medium heat and wait when it will start to melt. After half the sugar has melted, begin to stir. Stir until then, until the sugar will not be the desired color. Remember that the caramel can easily burn, so the time to turn off the gas or move the pot to a cold burner of stove.
Caramel can be done without water. Just pour the sugar in a saucepan. Put the saucepan on medium heat and wait when it will start to melt. After half the sugar has melted, begin to stir. Stir until then, until the sugar will not be the desired color. Remember that the caramel can easily burn, so the time to turn off the gas or move the pot to a cold burner of stove.