Honeycomb with...maple syrup?!?
Sounds good, huh? Instead, this honeycomb was a complete failure.
Let's go back to a couple of months ago, when, after several attempts, I managed to get a proper honeycomb. Excited by the success, I decided to make another honeycomb with maple syrup instead of corn syrup (they are always syrups, right?). What a disaster. As usual, I put the mixture of syrup and sugar in the saucepan and wait for it to boil, but, after a while, instead of a nice transparent solution, I got some crystallized stuff. The temperature was still well below 150 C. I let the mixture cook till the sugar caramelized. Finally, I added the baking soda, stirred the mixture and poured it on a baking sheet to cool.
At a first glance, the honeycomb seemed to have turned out well, but, after a first bite, I realized that the taste of burnt sugar was too pronounced...
Now, after having looked here and there on the web, it seems possible to make a honeycomb with maple syrup. Even the procedure looks like the one used for the classic honeycomb.
These are the doses I used:
125 g of sugar
85 g of maple syrup
1/2 tablespoon of baking soda
There are two possibilities: either I am doing something wrong, or the honeycomb with maple syrup must caramelize and inevitably have that burnt sugar aroma (in this case, however, I think I will use my beloved maple syrup for other recipes :)).
Ideas, suggestions? Let me know in the comments :)