Portuguese Burnt Sugar Candy

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, stir together all three ingredients. bring to a full rolling boil over medium-high heat. continue to boil for about 15 minutes, or until the mixture turns a deep golden brown, or use a candy thermometer. the temperature should reach 300 degrees f (149 degrees c). remove from the heat, and pour onto two well buttered heavy dinner plates.
• 2 when the candy begins to harden, pull from around the edges of the plates. stretch into long ropes and cut into pieces with kitchen scissors, giving each piece a twist. cool completely before storing in an airtight tin. be careful! the candy will be very hot while pulling and cutting.
• 3 **note - if you do not like pulling candy like i do, you can also just butter up a baking pan with a rim (height depends on how thick you want the candy) and pour into the pan. once it begins to cool, you can break the candy into pieces - you end up with sharp pieces at times so this may not be good for children to eat this way.