HOMEMADE CANDY DOTS
Homemade Candy Dots conjures up childhood memories of simpler times. These tasty little treats are easy to make, and they're fun to eat...Just like you remember!
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Equipment
- piping bags or parchment triangles
- small mixing bowls
- stand mixer or hand mixer
- mixing spoons
- parchment paper strip rolls
- meringue powder
Ingredients
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- ½ teaspoon orange extract or favorite flavor
- 1½ tablespoons meringue powder
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ¼-½ warm water, depending on consistency needed
Instructions
- Blend all the ingredients (starting with ¼ cup warm water), except for the gel color, on low speed.
- Evenly divide the prepared royal icing into small bowls, depending on how many colors you've chosen to use.
- Add a small amount of gel food color to each bowl, and stir well to combine. If a darker hue is preferred, add a touch more gel color, and stir.
- If a thinner consistency is needed, add a touch more warm water, a tiny bit at a time, until you reach the consistency of pancake batter.
- Add the colored icings to individual piping bags and snip off a small corner for piping.
- Pipe small dollops of colored icing onto the parchment paper strips, in straight lines, changing colors as desired.
- *Note- A fingertip wet with water is a good way to tap down any undesirable sharp points after piping.
- Allow the dots to dry completely (24 hours) at room temperature before eating or serving.
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