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jamanda
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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 small crack stage (140�c)

  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.



Last edited by jamanda on Sun Nov 04, 12 8:38 pm; edited 2 times in total

 
jamanda
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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



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

This is what I'm about to make now.

EV

 
gz



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Is this the recipe you can pull?

 
jamanda
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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



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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
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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



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PostPosted: Thu Nov 05, 09 11:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I want toffee now

 
judith



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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



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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

 
jamanda
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 12 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Toffee time!

 
Went



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 12 1:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

What does the Cream of Tartar do? We haven't got any - will it work without? You've set me on a toffee quest now.....

 
Went



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 12 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

earthyvirgo wrote:


I was a bit puzzled by the 2 x tblsp of white vinegar in the recipe

EV


Eh? So am I or have I missed something?

 
Boy Wonder



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 12 1:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Vinegar and cream of tartar both have low pHs. So they must fulfill the same function in the different recipes. I would guess something to do with the setting.

eta who left himself logged in then?

 
mochyn



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 12 1:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Boy Wonder wrote:
eta who left himself logged in then?



 
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