Skull 4

Skull 4

For those who have a sweet tooth...

Sugar Skull Candy

2 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg white from an extra large egg, or 2 from small eggs
1 teaspoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cornstarch, about a half cup, for powdering surface
Colored sprinkles
Food coloring
Fine paint brush
Colored icing

Sift sugar into a large mixing bowl.

In another bowl, mix the egg whites, corn syrup and vanilla.

Slowly pour the liquid into the powdered sugar. Mix with your hands until a sandy dough forms.

Form dough into a ball. At this point you can continue or you can refrigerate dough for later use.

Lightly dust surface with cornstarch as well as your hands. Pinch off a heaping tablespoon of dough and shape it into a skull.

Lightly press colored sprinkles into the soft candy.

Let the candy dry overnight.

When candy is dry; use the paint brush with food coloring to decorate the skulls. Or you can use frosting (one that will dry hard) with a find tip to decorate them.

The skulls may not dry completely on a humid or rainy day. If you use the molds, you should follow each manufacturer's instructions as some molds only work with certain recipes. The "dough" should be the consistency of damp sand, just moist enough to hold together. If "dough" is too dry and crumbly, add 1 teaspoon of water at a time to moisten. If "dough" is too moist, add sugar one tablespoon at a time until "dough" is the right consistency. If the candy has trouble drying completely, place in a 125 degree warm oven until dry.

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