A popular Korean honeycomb candy, often seen in the Squid Games challenge. This recipe provides instructions for making Dalgona at home, noting its quick preparation and the need for careful handling of hot sugar.
1. Prepare your baking sheet near your heating station.
2. Heat sugar on medium to medium-high in a small saucepan until completely melted. Stir with a rubber spatula constantly to ensure it fully melts (if it crystallizes, it will eventually melt completely). Make sure to take off heat if it starts to smoke or gets too hot. Melt until very light yellow.
3. Add baking soda to the melted sugar and continue to stir until it thickens and turns into a light caramel color (this will happen rapidly). Quickly take off the heat and pour onto your baking sheet. Scrape off the rest with your rubber spatula (be careful as the dalgona can burn really fast at the bottom of the saucepan).
4. Let it cool for 15 to 20 seconds. Dip a cookie cutter in shallow oil and lightly press it down into the dalgona. Remove the cookie cutter and let cool.
Note: Be extremely careful when handling hot sugar; do not touch the candy without it being completely cool.
