Homemade ‘Candy Floss’

Ingredients:

• 5 cups Selati white sugar
• 1 1/3 cups light corn syrup or glucose
• 1 cup and 2 tablespoons water
• Pink food colouring

Method:

1. Place the sugar, corn syrup or glucose and water in a saucepan and heat gently until dissolved.
2. Bring to the boil and cook until it reaches 160°C on a sugar thermometer.
3. Remove from the heat and pour it into a microwave safe bowl.
4. Holding two forks back to back, dip the tines into the syrup and allow to drain off for a few seconds before waving the strands quickly over the handle of a wooden spoon. Use long broad strokes, try to keep the strands thin and the same size and be sure to work quickly.
5.  Gather the candy floss up and roll onto a stick or serve inside waffle cones.

TIP: To store the candy floss, avoid moisture and humidity and store in an airtight container lined with baking paper with a layer of Selati white sugar sprinkled in the bottom.