Many people associate lollipops with a carefree childhood, it’s all the more interesting to cook them yourself. For this It is advisable to arm yourself with a caramel thermometer. Syrup from pomegranate juice with lime zest is flavoring the foundation of this wonderful handmade treat. друзьями: 
Time: 55min Difficulty: medium Quantity: one 2 pcs. The recipes use volumetric containers: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cup (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (st.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp.) – 15 ml. 1teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 700 gr powdered sugar
- 1/2 tbsp. pomegranate juice
- 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1/4 Art. corn syrup
- 2 lime zest
- Special equipment: 15 sticks for candy, caramel thermometer
Recipes with similar ingredients: icing sugar, pomegranate juice, sugar, syrup, lime zest
Recipe preparation:
- Sprinkle a baking sheet with powdered sugar in an even layer. 1.3 cm. Press firmly the back of a spoon or other shape, which you want to give sugar to sugar, creating a pressed imprint. It should form at least 0.6 cm deep. Make sure that the baking sheet does not show through sugar in place recesses, otherwise the candy will stick to the pan. Put a wand for candy in sugar so that it goes into the recess by 0.6 cm. Sprinkle the stick with powdered sugar, covering the hole in the mold, so that sugar syrup does not subsequently leak out. Repeat process, make 4 rows of 3 shapes in each.
- Boil pomegranate juice in a small saucepan over high heat. to thicken and viscous consistency for 2-3 minutes, should stay about 2 tbsp. l syrup (you only need half of this volume, but further boiling will make the syrup insufficient liquid, for transfusion.)
- Mix granulated sugar, corn syrup and 1/4 tbsp. water in thick-bottomed stewpan over medium-high heat and bring to boiling. Cook for 10-12 minutes until the caramel thermometer shows temperature of 150 ° C (the mixture just begins to caramelize). Remove from heat and with heat-resistant rubber spatula carefully add 1 tbsp. l pomegranate juice and lime zest. Gently pour the mixture into the measuring cup for liquids.
- Gently but quickly pour the mixture into candy cans. Give lollipops cool and harden at room temperature for 15-20 minutes You can brush away excess sugar powder with a brush for baking, but it’s not necessary. One side will be glossy, and the other will be covered with powdered sugar, indicating that do-it-yourself candies. Tip: Try different flavors. variations using orange juice with ginger or grapefruit the juice.
