Bonfire Toffee
Bonfire toffee is also known as treacle toffee, Plot toffee, Tom trot, claggum, clak, or loshin du. It is popular on Bonfire Night and Halloween. The toffee has a unique taste resulting from the black treacle, also known as molasses. You'll never forget it!
Ingredients
- 1 lb sugar preferably demerara
- 4 1/3 floz water
- 2 1/2 oz butter
- 3 1/2 oz golden syrup substitute light corn syrup
- 3 1/2 oz black treacle
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients into a strong saucepan and stir over a steady heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Bring to the boil and cook until the mixture reaches the 'hard crack' stage, 290 degrees F. Test the mixture; drop a teaspoon amount into a glass of moderately cold water--if it is done you will get a blob of toffee that is slightly stretchy but breaks with pressure (ie. not brittle). Too bendy or stretchy means it needs a little bit longer, so test again after a short time.
- Pour into an oiled or buttered tin and either allow to set as a slab or mark in squared as toffee becomes partially set. Break when completely set.
Notes
Be careful not to allow the mixture long enough to burn as it will develop an unpleasant taste. The white vinegar aids against the formation of sugar crystals. 1/4 teaspoon of cream of tartar can also be used.
Calories: 2872 kcal
Carbohydrates: 596 g
Protein: 2 g
Fat: 57g
Saturated Fat: 36 g
Trans Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 152 mg
Sodium: 517 mg
Potassium: 1515 mg
Sugar: 595 g
Vitamin A: 1771 IU
Calcium: 522 mg
Iron: 14 mg