mozhee (molasses candy), mark

1 Pinch
Middletown, OH
Updated on Jun 8, 2019

Mark's recipe, and he is going to kill me for making him check for typos! I added the 3 ingredients, when to add nuts and coconut, and caught his 1 T vanilla in ingredients, versus the 1 t vanilla in directions...good thing he loves me! ROTFLMAO

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method Stove Top
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup barrel molasses (not blackstrap)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/8 pound butter
  • 1/4 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup shredded coconut

How To Make mozhee (molasses candy), mark

  • Step 1
    Combine these three ingredients (molasses, sugar and water) in a #10 cast iron frying pan, stirring until dissolved and then occasionally until the mixture forms a hard "crack" stage (about 290 degrees on a candy thermometer). Reduce heat, add 1 tsp pure vanilla and 1/8 lb butter. Mix thoroughly. Add nuts and coconut, mix again. Pour into buttered baking pan (cookie sheet). Let cool and harden. Test the mozhee for readiness while it's boiling. Drop a small amount (about the size of a pearl) into a cup of COLD water. If it diffuses into the water, it is not ready for hardening. Keep testing this way until the mozhee drop stays in a ball after dropped into the water and you can roll it around in your fingers. You will have to change the water after each test to keep it cold.

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