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Jamanda



Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 16548
Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Sat May 23, 09 8:52 am    Post subject: Treacle Toffee Reply with quote    



Ingredients


  • 200g butter

  • 200g black treacle

  • 300g soft brown sugar

  • 30mls (2 teaspoons) water

  • pinch cream of tartar




Recipe


  1. Put all ingredients except CofT into sauce pan.

  2. Gently melt and bring to the boil.

  3. Add the CofT.

  4. Boil until hard ball (120oc)

  5. Pour into lined, greased tin.

  6. Cool, making hash marks when it's cool enough for them to stay there.

  7. Smash up with rolling pin and glue your teeth together with it.




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Jamanda



Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 16548
Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Aha! This is what I need to make for tomorrow night!

earthyvirgo



Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1280
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

This is what I'm about to make now.

EV

gz



Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 1094
Location: S.E. Wales
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Is this the recipe you can pull?

Jamanda



Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 16548
Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

No. I think Fee has one in the data base too though -here - This looks as though it would be lighter than mine (my great gran's actually), but still not of pulling consistency. Isn't that what is called taffy?

earthyvirgo



Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1280
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Mine turned out as a 'bash with a rolling pin' type. Fine if you like that type but not what I wanted.

My Mum makes the most exquisite chewy 'taffi triog' (not sure who's recipe) ...much, much nicer - I'll ask her for the recipe.

EV

Jamanda



Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 16548
Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

Mine turned out a bit softer than I like it. In fact I think you could pull it! But it tastes good. (Last time I trust that darned thermometer thingy)

Frewen Feltmaker



Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 6914
Location: Suffolk
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

I want toffee now

judith



Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 16128
Location: Montgomeryshire
PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

earthyvirgo wrote:
Mine turned out as a 'bash with a rolling pin' type. Fine if you like that type but not what I wanted.


At our village show, that appears to be the desirable quality. The cookery judges always ask for a knife to bash it with if they didn't come armed with their own hammer!

earthyvirgo



Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 1280
Location: in the loft, Gerlan
PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 09 2:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote    

judith wrote:
earthyvirgo wrote:
Mine turned out as a 'bash with a rolling pin' type. Fine if you like that type but not what I wanted.


At our village show, that appears to be the desirable quality. The cookery judges always ask for a knife to bash it with if they didn't come armed with their own hammer!


Really?!
Gosh, sounds like I've made the grade then

I was a bit puzzled by the 2 x tblsp of white vinegar in the recipe but it solidified after about 5 mins boiling. Wondering if it was some chemical reaction.

EV

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