Monday, January 23, 2012

It Pays To Be Good...

              ...to your friends! Today I received a nice surprise in my mailbox! It was a Foodzie Tasting Box! I was given this gift through the Cooking Channel Cookie Swap Contest! I didn't enter that contest, but my food friend (Wendy Rusch) did! She asked her friends to vote for her 2 cookie entries, everyday, until the contest was over. I did just that! And about a week ago I received an email from the Cooking Channel that said my name was picked from the list of voters, and that I will be receiving my gift shortly! I never even considered this during all the times I was voting for her cookie recipes!  I guess 'one good turn deserves another'! Here is my Foodzie Tasting Box. To see a larger view just click on the photo.
This box contains Saigon Cinnamon, Dried Cherries, Dark Chocolate Almond Brittle, Hazelnut Butter, Hard Red Winter Wheat Flour, 67% Dark Chocolate Bar and Recipe Cards for these ingredients!
 If you would like more info on Foodzie, check out this link                      http://foodzie.com/how-it-works/

       Thank you so much Cooking Channel and Foodzie!

I decided to try a recipe that came with my Foodzie package! The recipe caught my eye because it sounded very unique! It's called Sponge Candy. The reason it's called that is because it looks like a sponge, as you can see in my photo. But it is definitely not soft like a sponge! This candy is very crunchy, chewy and sticky!
This candy is not for people with delicate dental work! The flavor is like peanut brittle without the peanuts!

Sponge Candy
Ingredients;
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tbls. distilled white vinegar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tbls. pure vanilla extract
1 tbls. baking soda
3 oz. dark chocolate - optional

 Directions;

Liberally grease a 10-inch round spring form cake pan with vegetable oil. Trace the bottom of the pan on a piece of parchment paper. Line the bottom of the pan with the parchment paper circle. Line the sides of the pan with a parchment paper so that the parchment paper creates a collar that sits 1 to 2-inches above the pan. Liberally grease the parchment paper.

In a deep medium saucepan add sugar, corn syrup, vinegar, salt and vanilla. Over medium-high heat bring the mixture to a boil (without stirring) and cook until hard crack stage, i.e. until temperature reads 300 degrees F. on a candy thermometer. This should take about 10 minutes. If sugar crystals form on the sides of the pan during the cooking process, brush the sides of the pan with a clean pastry brush dipped in water.

Remove from heat. Working quickly, add the baking soda and quickly blend to incorporate the soda into the sugar mixture, about 5 seconds. The mixture will bubble up when you add the baking soda. Be very careful not to touch the hot mixture.

Immediately pour the hot toffee into the prepared pan.
Let cool and set completely before touching.
Cut into pieces. It will makes a huge mess, but the messy little crumbs can be saved for your ice cream! You can stop here if you like or you can take it to the next level by melting the chocolate and drizzling it over the sponge candy pieces.

14 comments:

  1. Thank you so much! I just tasted the chocolate almond brittle...its delicious! I may have to order some items from Foodzie! =)

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  2. This looks so much like the honey comb my mom use to make. Your version looks so much easier.

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    1. Yes, I think I've recently seen recipes with that title for this candy recipe! Thank you so much for checking this out! =)

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  3. Hi im going to try this recipe its my favorite candy but just to make sure im reading it right your saying dont stir it at all when cooking it?

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    1. Hi Tessa! Yes, that's correct! No stirring! I'm so glad you're going to try it! Thank you so much! =D

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  4. When do you add the vinegar? It's on the ingredient list, but not mentioned in the directions.

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    1. Ooops...good catch! The vinegar and salt should be added in the first step with the sugar and vanilla! And no water...lol! I must have been half asleep when I typed the directions! I'll fix that now! Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention Jennifer! =D

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  5. Oh my goodness! I was soooo excited to see this on my Facebook news feed. Growing up I looked forward to this treat whenever we made a trip to Canada to visit relatives, which was frequently. It was not and still is not available on the east coast. I still make sure I get this every time we go north. I cannot wait to make it on my own. Thank you

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    1. I'm so glad I posted this! Thanks for checking it out! I hope you like it! =D

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  6. My grandma made something like this called sea foam is similar?

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    1. That's a great name for this recipe! Thanks for commenting! =D

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  7. Two candy companies in Erie, Pa. make sponge candy and it is to die for: Romolo Chocolates and Stefanelli's.

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    1. Thanks...I never thought to look for this candy in stores! I'll have to keep an eye out for it!

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