Name: Jujubes recipe by Bella Dcosta at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 250 gms sugar + extra for rolling; 1/2 cup water; 125 gms liquid glucose; 25 gms gelatin; 1 1/2 tbs lemon juice (strained); Food colour; essence

Ingredients Serving: 5

250 gms sugar + extra for rolling
1/2 cup water
125 gms liquid glucose
25 gms gelatin
1 1/2 tbs lemon juice (strained)
Food colour
essence

Instructions

Add gelatin to 1/4 cup water and set aside for 10 mins.
In a heavy bottom pan, take sugar, 1/4 cup of water, glucose and mix well. Put it on heat and cook on low heat till the sugar melts. Bring it to a boil.
Boil the syrup until it reaches the hard ball stage. (you can check this by using a clean spoon when the syrup is dropped into cold water it forms a hard ball.)
Now add in lemon juice and mix well.
Switch off heat. Add in gelatin,mix and stir till it is melted.
Divide into 3 bowls and add food colour and essence. Pour into greased tins and let it set overnight.
Cut into cubes and roll it in sugar.

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