Homemade Tootsie Rolls
photo by Ambervim
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 Batch
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder (good quality)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄4 cup powdered milk
- 1⁄4 cup simple syrup (honey or corn syrup OK)
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (good quality)
- 1 pinch salt
directions
- Sift together the cocoa powder, confectioner’s sugar, dry milk and salt.
- Whisk together corn syrup, melted butter and vanilla.
- Stir the wet into the dry.
- At first it will look like there isn’t enough liquid. Keep going.
- Then, using your hands knead the mixture together for a few minutes.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into managable pieces and roll it into a long, thin rope; cut the rope into 1-inch "tootsie rolls."
- Transfer the cut tootsie rolls to a baking sheet or cooling rack.
- Repeat until done.
- Place them in the fridge for 1 hour and until firm.
- Wrap the "tootsie rolls" in parchment or wax paper that are about 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inch rectangles.
- Yeild depends on how thin your ropes are. Time does not include chill time.
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As I am in South Florida, I have many edible fruits and perennial veggies in my yard. So, I like to cook with them.