Peppermint candy canes - recipe

Ingredients

Recipe , Christmas , Sweets , Candy canes

Please Click here if video is wrong

1
Place the icing sugar, egg whites, liquid glucose and peppermint extract into a food processor and mix together until it forms a firm ball, with a similar texture to plasticine. Add more icing sugar if needed to achieve the right consistency. Alternatively whisk together by hand.

For this step you'll need:
- 500g Icing sugar
- 2 Egg white(s) (free range)
- 100g Liquid glucose
- 2tsp Peppermint extract
2

Lightly dust your work surface with icing sugar and knead the icing until smooth. Divide into 2 and cover one piece with cling film.
3

Dip a cocktail stick into the red food dye and dot onto the uncovered icing ball. Now knead this until the colour is even, adding more food dye if a deeper shade is desired.
4

Next divide both icing balls into 26 pieces and cover with cling film, then take one of each colour and roll out into thin sausages about 10cm long. Twist them together and gently roll into 1 even sausage, then bend the top around to make the cane, trimming the ends.
5

Place on a lined baking tray and repeat with the rest of the icing. Leave overnight to harden.

⇐ Peppermint fancies

Peanut butter bites ⇒