For me this time of year is all about Bonfire Night, Halloween and TOFFEE. Learn how to make your own with my recipes. Would love to post photographs in my blog but camara broken, and its going to be a while before I can afford a new one.
Ingredients:
½ lb black treacle
½ lb golden syrup
½ lb butter
3 tbsp milk
1 tbsp water
2 tsp vinegar
4oz fruit (sultanas, raisins or both)
1oz finely chopped nuts (walnuts work well, but others too)
Method:
Butter 11 x 7 inch tin
Put the treacle, golden syrup, butter, milk, water and vinegar into a large heavy-based saucepan set over a medium heat, stir until the sugar has dissolved, before turning up the heat and bringing up to the boil
When the toffee has come to the boil, immediately turn down the heat to very low and cook, without stirring, until a teaspoon of the hot toffee mixture forms a ball and sinks to the bottom when dropped into a jug of cold water
Spread fruit and nuts on a lightly buttered tin. Pour over the mixture. and leave to cool for about 10 minutes, mark into squares with a sharp knife and leave to go completely cold
Turn out of the tin, break into pieces and keep in an airtight candy jar