My Cream Pull Candy doesn't always cream
Anyone familiar with Cream Pulled Candy? It's a traditional Appalachian (Kentucky) candy where sugar and water are cooked to the soft ball stage, then milk, butter or cream and a small amount of baking soda are added and the mixture cooked on to the hard ball stage. It is then poured onto buttered marble, a small amount of vanilla is sprinkled over and the mixture cooled until cool enough to handle, then pulled taffy fashion until light in color and very stiff. It is cut into small pieces with scissors. At this stage it is still very much like taffy (chewy and elastic), but normally after a period of time it transforms into a soft, chalk-like consistency (think of butter mints) with a hint of caramel (caused be the effect of the baking soda on the milk or cream added) and vanilla flavor.
My problem lately is that my candy is failing to cream; rather it remains hard but chewy like taffy rather than undergoing the creaming process. Any idea what could be going wrong? I haven't changed ingredients (cane sugar only) or the pot or cooking method either. Any clue what's happening (or not happening)
Best Answer
I found a few discussions online in which multiple people say this sort of candy won't form properly (will stay taffylike) if the weather isn't cold and dry. Could that be the problem?
This article suggests pulling the candy in front of a fridge if it isn't cold out. Maybe worth a try.
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How long does it take for pull candy to cream?
Pull until candy begins to harden. Stretch into a long, thin rope and cut with scissors into a candy-like size. If using powdered sugar, place it into a big bowl and roll each piece into the sugar. Let the candies cool overnight (or allow at least 3 hours of resting time) so they achieve the wanted cream texture.How do you make homemade candy pulls?
InstructionsWhat is creamed pulled candy?
This candy is made with pure whipping cream and sugar and it gets cooked, pulled, and cut into pieces of taffy-like candy. Then it gets covered and left to cream overnight. That's when the miracle occurs. It miraculously turns into the most delicious melt-in-your-mouth candy that you will ever eat.What does cream candy taste like?
Made with heavy cream, sugar, vanilla, and boiling water, the candy is plain to look at, but has a surprisingly smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture and intensely sweet flavor. This candy may be easy to eat, but it's quite a production to make.Making KENTUCKY Cream Pull Candy
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