Hard Candy

I made a couple of batches of hard candy this weekend, both Cherry and Peppermint. I'll make one more batch of Rum candies this week. So easy! I used red food coloring for Cherry, blue for Peppermint and I'll leave the rum natural. I was inspired to try this by Angelena at Little Mountain House. I reduced it a bit since I was making a few flavors.

Hard Candy

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 tsp candy oil flavoring
2-3 drops food coloring
Glass of hot water
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar (Optional)

DIRECTIONS
Grease a jelly roll sheet with butter
Mix sugar and corn syrup in microwave safe glass bowl
Use pastry brush dipped in hot water to push sugar up the side of the bowl down into the mixture
Microwave on high for 3 minutes
Stir until sugar is combined
Cover with plastic wrap
Microwave on high for 3 minutes
Stir until sugar is combined
Cover with a new sheet of plastic wrap
Microwave on high for 3 minutes
Stir in oil flavoring and food coloring
Pour into jelly roll sheet
Dust with thin layer of powdered sugar (optional)
Let set 10 minutes
Score (cut into pieces, to get lines into candy)
Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes
Remove from jelly roll pan
Cover both sides completely with plastic wrap, smack on countertop
It should break mainly along the scored lines
Place in ziploc and store in cool, dry place