Exquiste Kreations, LLC Beginner’s Candy Apple Class (DO NOT SHARE THIS INFORMATION)

Cleaning the apples: • Boil apples in a mixture of water, apple cider vinegar and baking soda for 5-8 seconds. (1 ½-2 cups of apple cider vinegar, a pinch of baking soda & water). • After dipping apples in cleaning mixture Wipe apples with damp cloth and allow apples to sit for 24-48 hours upside down on a towel. They will turn brown. • After 48 hours slightly wet apples and scrub vigorously to remove wax • This is the final step before dipping in mixture

Making the Candy Mixture: Recipe: 1 cup of light corn syrup ½ cup of water (add white & color to water before adding to mixture) 3 cups of sugar Teaspoon of white (if doing colored apples) Drum of flavor (Do NOT add this until the mixture has been removed from the heat)

• Pour all ingredients starting with the sugar, corn syrup, water and into the pot and turn on medium high • Insert candy thermometer into the pot (do not let the bottom touch the pot) • Stir the mixture together until it starts to boil (mixture will cook for about 30-40 minutes) • When mixture starts to boil stop stirring and allow mixture to cook • Remove from heat once the mixture reaches 302 degrees • Add flavor to the mixture and begin dipping the apples • Don’t let the apples touch the bottom of the pot

Supply list: • Candy Thermometer • Pastry brush • Pot • Measuring Spoons and measuring Cups • Sugar • Light corn syrup (Karo) • Strainer • Apple Cinder Vinegar • Baking Soda • Gel paste (coloring) • Lorann’s flavoring