Atomic Apples

Ingredients

• Special Equipment: 6 chopsticks
• 15 to 20 drops red liquid food coloring
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon oil
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ²/₃ cup water
• 15 ounces light corn syrup, approximately 1 ¹/₃ cups
• 14 ounces granulated sugar, approximately 2 cups
• + 1 more ingredients
• • 6 small apples, at room temperature, Pink Lady, Gala, or McIntosh

1. Put 3 inches of water in a 3 1/2-quart saucepan and bring it to a boil over high heat. Insert the narrow end of a chopstick into the bottom blossom end of each apple. Dip the apples, 1 at a time, into the boiling water for 20 seconds to remove the wax coating. Wipe dry with a paper towel. Tran...

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