Candy Corn

We had a lot of fun making candy corn. Ben helped combine the ingredients very nicely. Then he supervised the addition of the food coloring while eating the candy off of the whisk! We are all big fans of homemade candy corn now! Brach's doesn't have anything on us. (Well, automation, but that's no fun!)

Ingredients
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup corn syrup (we used Karo - too many mystery ingredients in the store brand)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (gluten free)
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup non fat milk powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Red and yellow food coloring

Bring first 4 ingredients to boil over medium (at most) heat in heavy large saucepan. Reduce heat to medium to medium low and boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Sift powdered sugar, milk powder, and salt into medium bowl. Add powdered sugar mixture to pan; stir to combine. Let mixture stand until slightly warm to touch, about 20 minutes.
Divide dough into 3 equal pieces; place each piece in small bowl. Add several drops of yellow food coloring to one piece of dough. Using plastic gloves to protect hands (I used sandwich bags), knead food coloring into dough until smooth and color is even, about 15 minutes. Repeat using red and yellow food coloring (to make orange) with second piece. Leave last piece white; knead dough until smooth. Roll each piece into a thin rope (don’t roll too thin or dough will break). Push three ropes together to form long rectangle. Using sharp knife, cut ropes into triangles. Using fingers, shape candy corn as desired. Store at room temperature in airtight container, separating layers with pieces of waxed paper to prevent sticking.