The August 2011 Daring Bakers’ Challenge was hosted by Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drive and Mandy of What the Fruitcake?!. These two sugar mavens challenged us to make sinfully delicious candies! This was a special challenge for the Daring Bakers because the good folks at http://www.chocoley.com offered an amazing prize for the winner of the most creative and delicious candy!
Candy? Seriously? I was so excited, because it was like an extension of what I've been doing all year long! I've made so much candy this year (really, have a look under "Candy Challenge 2011" for all of my previous treats!) that I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to make for this challenge. I decided it was finally time to try again with the chocolate taffy. I also thought I would finally make a real candy bar, layers and all.
Today, I'm plying you with the chocolate taffy. I tried to make this earlier in the year and neglected to read the part about "constantly stirring" the candy mixture. This candy, unlike most of the others that I've made, requires constant stirring. With most candies, you don't want to stir them while they are coming to temperature because this might cause crystallization. This candy will burn if left to self-stir. Get your arm muscles ready, you'll be stirring for quite some time!