Kids love to cook and help in the kitchen. That's why Jennifer Low has created this book of 100 no-knives, no-flame, from-scratch recipes that kids can easily make with the help of a caring adult. Each recipe has been tested by kids aged four and up and each dish is beautifully photographed.
Theese are very sweet and fun to make if you have a gang of kids coming over. It's a no-cook recipe where each beautiful candy is unique.
Makes about 2 dozen Candy Marbles
SUPPLIES:
bowls, measuring cups and spoons, baking spatula or wooden spoon sifter, 3 small plastic bags
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup (150 mL) sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup (50 mL) light corn syrup (use dark corn syrup only in a pinch)
1 Tbsp (15 mL) unsalted butter, soft
pinch of salt
3 cups (750 mL) icing sugar (plus a few spoonfuls, if necessary)
3 or 4 assorted food colorings
In a large bowl, use a baking spatula or wooden spoon to mix the condensed milk, corn syrup, butter and salt.
Sift the icing sugar into another bowl. Stir the icing sugar into the corn syrup mixture about 1/2 cup (125 mL) at a time. The candy will get stiffer as you add more icing sugar. Keeping the candy inside the bowl, knead it with your hands until there is no loose icing sugar left. You should have a firm, smooth candy the texture of play dough. If the candy is sticking to your hands, knead in a few more spoonfuls of icing sugar to firm it up.
Divide the candy into 4 roughly equal pieces. Put one piece in each of the plastic bags, leaving a piece in the bowl. Put a drop or two of food coloring into each plastic bag (keep each bag a different color), seal the bags and use your hands to mash the coloring into the candy. Keep the candy in the bowl uncolored. (If you are making this with dark corn syrup, tint all the candy with food coloring since your plain candy will not be white.)
To make the marbles pinch off little pieces of the colored and white candies, squeeze them together and roll into a ball. For a different effect, shape some of the candy into long strips before squeezing with the other colors and rolling into balls. Keep the balls chilled as you finish rolling.
