A Review of Butterscotch Flavoring Oil by LorAnn Gourmet

I recently began making old-fashioned hard glass candy at home. Although you can make old-fashioned hard candy in a variety of flavors, some traditional and some more modern, I have found that the butterscotch flavoring oil by LorAnn Gourmet makes a delicious butterscotch hard candy every bit as delicious as store-bought butterscotch candy.

A single batch of butterscotch old-fashioned hard candy requires a teaspoon of LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil. LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil is available in one-dram bottles that sell for under two dollars at premium food stores. Depending on how rich of a butterscotch flavor you want in your hard candy, you can use anywhere from half to a full dram of LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil to make a single sheet of glass candy. I prefer my candy to have a rich butterscotch flavor, so I tend to use about two thirds of a dram of flavoring oil.

By no means is the use of LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil restricted to hard candy. You could use LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil to make homemade butterscotch ice cream. Butterscotch flavoring oils can also be used in small quantities to flavor pastries, cakes, or cookies; for anything that requires a butterscotch flavor or to spice up a recipe that needs additional flavoring.

When you are using LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil, keep in mind that the butterscotch flavor is highly concentrated. This means that it is very easy to accidentally use too much flavoring oil. It is best to start by adding a small quantity of butterscotch flavoring oil, if you are not already sure how much to use, and add more butterscotch flavoring oil as necessary.

When you are making a butterscotch-flavored candy or food, color can be just as important as taste. People expect butterscotch-flavored foods to have a yellow-brown color. Therefore, you may need to add some yellow and/or brown food coloring to your candy or food in addition to the LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil itself. When making butterscotch glass candy, I use two drops of yellow food coloring. Since the LorAnn butterscotch flavoring has a subtle brown color already, the color of the flavoring oil and the yellow food coloring combine to form a warm yellow-brown traditional butterscotch translucent candy color.

In conclusion, if you need butterscotch flavoring for candy making or for flavoring baked goods, LorAnn butterscotch flavoring oil adds a smooth and creamy butterscotch flavor. Use about a teaspoon for a batch of hard candy, but use sparingly in other foods due to its intense butterscotch flavor.