Hot Air Candy

FROM GLUTEN FREE GOBSMACKED (glutenfree.wordpress.com)
CANDY INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp baking soda
TOPPING INGREDIENTS:
1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 tbsps vegetable shortening
Directions:
TO PREPARE THE CANDY:
1. Line a 9 x 13″ pan with parchment paper. Cut enough paper so that the paper goes up all 4 sides of the pan & overlaps the edges a bit. (or butter the sides/bottom of the pan instead)
2. In a deep pot over medium heat/flame, stir together sugar, rice/corn syrup & vinegar constantly until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Continue cooking over a medium flame until mixture reaches 300F and/or mixture forms brittle strands when dripped into cold water.
4. Remove mixture from heat. Working quickly, stir in or whisk in the baking soda. Do NOT continue to stir once the baking soda has been evenly distributed.
5. Pour into prepared pan (don’t scrap too much of the dense, stickier stuff from the sides into the pan.)
6. Allow to cool completely before breaking into pieces. Candy will break easily when tapped with the bottom of a glass or a meat tenderizer, etc.
7. Prepare chocolate when the candy is cool and ready to be dipped.
TO PREPARE THE TOPPING:
8. in a doubler boiler - OR in a metal pan resting over hot water on the stove- melt chocolate and shortening together while stirring constantly.
TO ASSEMBLE:
9. Keep the chocolate warm (shut off the heat but leave the bowl on top of the warm water), dip the candy pieces one by one into the chocolate
10. set side on parchment paper to cool/harden