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Peppermint Candy Canes

Peppermint Candy Canes

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

This child-friendly recipe for traditional Peppermint Candy Canes makes great seasonal sweeties to hang on your Christmas tree or to share with friends and family.

Preparation Time	30 minutes
Portions	25-30
Skill Level	Medium
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Peppermint Candy Canes Ingredients

500 grams	Unrefined Golden Icing Sugar (Billington's)
500 grams	Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon)
2	Egg Whites
100 grams	Liquid Glucose (Silver Spoon)
2	Peppermint Extract (Nielsen-Massey) (drops)
	Red Food Colouring
	Ready to Roll Icing (Silver Spoon Create)

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How to make Peppermint Candy Canes

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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.
Lightly dust your work surface with icing sugar and knead the icing until smooth. Divide into 2 and cover one piece with cling film.
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.
Next divide both icing balls into 25-30 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.
Place on a lined baking tray and repeat with the rest of the icing. Leave overnight to harden.

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