Original Licorice Candy

Carambola's Note:

Original licorice candy made with the licorice root. This is a delicious treat which is mildly laxative and alleviates symptoms of colds and flu. Warning: Licorice should not be used by those suffering from high blood pressure (it raises the BP quite a lot!), diabetes, glaucoma, heart disease or a history of stroke, kidney disease. Best avoided when pregnant. May cause water retention and loss of potassium. Do not use for more than 4 weeks consecutively.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 15

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon powdered licorice root (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dried anise , root (POWDERED ( or to taste)
• 1 cup flour (enough to make a workable dough)
• icing sugar

Directions:

1. Warm the molasses and add licorice and anise powder.
2. Mix in enough flour to make a workable dough.
3. Roll mixture into small tubes, cut into desired lengths.
4. Roll in icing sugar if desired. The mixture will harden when cool.

Reviews

[Chef #1104333]

I definitely needed to adjust this recipe, and it is still simply coming out very rough due to the flour. Looks easy, is easy but results extremely disappointing.

[rob1951]

Result: edible but very disappointing, commercial product is better. I think powdered root a mistake, I think thats what's giving something of a sawdust like feel to the product. Would be better to extract flavour into solution and use that. I think commercial product has an element of fat/oil (and possibly a little gum/gelatine?)