This week’s treat comes via my friend Kate. She posted a link to a Gluten Free website called Gluten Free on a Shoestring. What a wonderful site! I know several people who can’t do gluten so I have had to create some gluten free recipes. But what caught my eye was the post for GF Red Cherry Licorice. I was sold! I knew what my treat day treat had to be.
Now first off, I didn’t make these gluten free. I did follow the recipe but just used regular unbleached flour. I also made this recipe twice and I’ll tell you why. On my first go, I don’t think I boiled the sugar enough, after it came out of the fridge it softened way to much. However, the taste was delish. I didn’t have Lyle’s Golden syrup so I used honey. Recipe can be found here.
So first off, this tastes exactly like twizzlers, however it didn’t have the right texture. After I made them I read a couple other recipes and this one’s max temperature for the sugar is 240F, others were about 265F. This is what happens when it sits at room temperature for a bit, it kind of melts together.
So take two was needed. This time I used Lyle’s Golden syrup and boiled the sugar to hard ball stage. We now had a firmer texture and great flavour (I did like the honey better) but alas it wasn’t a twizzler.
Now don’t get me wrong, these were delicious. Super tasty but not what I love about licorice. Would I make this again, you bet. I’m actually taking the remaining ropes to a party tonight.
I’m also celebrating today! I hit 3500 fans on my FB page and so decided to give away my stash. Hi my name is Karen and I have a baking shopping problem. If I see it, I buy it thinking I’ll use it and then forget it’s there. So when I cleaned out my cabinets I found some great stuff, never opened, never used. And I’m giving it away!
So Thank you so much for being apart of my life, it’s made it much richer for sure!
Thanks for looking!