Why Is Taffy So Chewy

The pulling process is a critical part of making taffy. Without pulling, taffy would be very hard. Pulling taffy aerates it by capturing tons of tiny air bubbles within the taffy. These air bubbles make the taffy softer and chewy.

Why is my taffy sticky?

When learning how to make taffy, the higher the temperature to which a taffy is cooked, the harder it is. … If taffy is too sticky to handle dust hands with powdered sugar or rub butter on hands and work slowly until cool enough to handle. If taffy becomes too hard it can be held over heat to soften.

What makes salt water taffy different?

Believe it or not, some people think Salt Water Taffy is really made from a process using sea water, hence the name “Salt Water Taffy”. The grain of truth is that it does take water and salt to make the taffy, but no seawater is used in the process.