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Remember button candy? Here’s how you can make these delightful, colorful peel-and-eat candies of your youth… at home in your own kitchen.
1/4 cup meringue powder
1/2 cup cold water
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
Gel food coloring in desired colors
1 teaspoon flavor extracts (divided into two, three, or four flavors)
copy paper, cut into strips
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the meringue powder and water until soft peaks form. Add the confectioners’ sugar and beat until stiff.
Separate the icing into one bowl for each desired color and tint with gel food coloring. Add matching flavor extracts to each bowl and mix well (1/2 teaspoon if icing is divided in two, 1/4 teaspoon if icing is divided by four).
Add icing into piping bags. For easy filling, insert the piping bag into a mason jar, and fold the top over the edges. Add icing to the bag with a spatula.
Pipe dots onto copy paper and let harden overnight.
Yields 50-60 strips.
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Meringue powder What is meringue powder where do I find it in my grocery? Does it have to be bought in a kosher store?
It’ usually sold in specialty stores.