Butter Mints
Beth Nolf
I used to have a catering company and these mints were a popular item requested for weddings.
1 stick butter (no substitutes)
3 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp. (scant) mint flavoring
A few drops red, green, or yellow food coloring (optional)
In large heavy pan, combine butter, sugar, and water. Heat until butter melts and sugar is dissolved. Cover pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove lid and wash down pan with wet cloth or pastry brush. Leave no sugar crystals on sides. Boil, without stirring, to 246/248 degrees, a very hard ball or soft-crack stage. Pour out onto large marble slab or large buttered cookie sheet. Let mixture cool until it can be comfortably handled. Add mint flavoring and coloring (if desired.) With buttered fingertips pull candy as if it were taffy at the ends of candy mass. Stretch until candy becomes stiff, loses its gloss. Stretch out into a rope on prepared surface. Cut with sharp scissors into small shapes. Place in airtight container to mellow at least 24 hours. Put wax paper between layers.
I used to have a catering company and these mints were a popular item requested for weddings.
1 stick butter (no substitutes)
3 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp. (scant) mint flavoring
A few drops red, green, or yellow food coloring (optional)
In large heavy pan, combine butter, sugar, and water. Heat until butter melts and sugar is dissolved. Cover pan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove lid and wash down pan with wet cloth or pastry brush. Leave no sugar crystals on sides. Boil, without stirring, to 246/248 degrees, a very hard ball or soft-crack stage. Pour out onto large marble slab or large buttered cookie sheet. Let mixture cool until it can be comfortably handled. Add mint flavoring and coloring (if desired.) With buttered fingertips pull candy as if it were taffy at the ends of candy mass. Stretch until candy becomes stiff, loses its gloss. Stretch out into a rope on prepared surface. Cut with sharp scissors into small shapes. Place in airtight container to mellow at least 24 hours. Put wax paper between layers.
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