If you're looking for a way to use up a batch of autumn apples for your Halloween party, try this crunchy, sweet, caramel treatment from GialloZafferano, Italy's #1 food website.The candy apples are one of the most classic and typical Halloween treats; very tasty and easy to prepare, it's the right sweet for kids' party, but also adults like it very much! To prepare the candy apples, provide yourself with a candy thermometer, which will grant you the success of this recipe. First of all prepare the apples: wash (1) and dry them well, cut the stem off (2), then run a wooden stick through the centre of each apple (3). Now pour ½ cup (100 ml) of lukewarm water, together with the sugar and the honey into a narrow, heavy small saucepan and melt everything well (4). Put a candy thermometer into the saucepan and when the temperature has reached 212°F (100°C) add the food dye (5), the cinnamon and the cloves (6). Be very careful not to get burnt with a squirt of hot caramel or touch it with hands, since it reaches very high temperatures and it may cause bad burns. Stir and let it boil on a medium flame until the temperature reaches 300°F (150°C) (7), then remove the saucepan from the heat, remove the cloves (8), tilt it slightly and roll the apples to coat them with a thin layer of caramel (9). Let the apples drip over the saucepan, then place them on a tray covered with parchment paper, where you'll let them dry. As soon as the apples are cold (to avoid burning yourself with <b>...</b>
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