Fifteen years or so ago (yes, it really has been that long, and we've been blethering for that long on the forum) I mentioned that Himself made tablet, and some was duly sent to folks.
It's awfully good
even if it is an enormous sugar rush.
Commercial tablet is hard and sugared out, it needs to keep, but good tablet is pale and soft and melts in the mouth
Tonight he made another batch, and I went to find the recipe to add a link when I posted some to a friend.
I thought I'd share, and ask for your recipes for stuff that make the house smell lovely at this cold time of the year.
Tablet beats Kendall Mint cake I reckon, both for taste and just sheer energy
Tablet Recipe
Ingredients
1kg bag of sugar
½ can of sweetened condensed milk
125g of butter
1 cup of milk or water
Method
Butter a tray ready for the tablet.
Have a mug of cold water ready for testing
Put all the ingredients in a high sided pan.
Stir continuously on a medium heat until all the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Turn the heat up a bit.
Boil stirring continuously until when some of the tablet is dropped into cold water and you push it with your finger it forms a soft ball.
The tablet should be light coloured not brown. It is better to take it off the heat too early rather than too late. You can always reheat it if its too soft.
Stir the tablet vigorously until it becomes thick . If you cool the pan in cold water this saves you getting a sore arm.
Pour the tablet into the buttered tray to set.
Enjoy scraping out the pot.
Bribe somebody else to do the washing up.
It's awfully good
even if it is an enormous sugar rush.Commercial tablet is hard and sugared out, it needs to keep, but good tablet is pale and soft and melts in the mouth
Tonight he made another batch, and I went to find the recipe to add a link when I posted some to a friend.
I thought I'd share, and ask for your recipes for stuff that make the house smell lovely at this cold time of the year.
Tablet beats Kendall Mint cake I reckon, both for taste and just sheer energy
Tablet Recipe
Ingredients
1kg bag of sugar
½ can of sweetened condensed milk
125g of butter
1 cup of milk or water
Method
Butter a tray ready for the tablet.
Have a mug of cold water ready for testing
Put all the ingredients in a high sided pan.
Stir continuously on a medium heat until all the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Turn the heat up a bit.
Boil stirring continuously until when some of the tablet is dropped into cold water and you push it with your finger it forms a soft ball.
The tablet should be light coloured not brown. It is better to take it off the heat too early rather than too late. You can always reheat it if its too soft.
Stir the tablet vigorously until it becomes thick . If you cool the pan in cold water this saves you getting a sore arm.
Pour the tablet into the buttered tray to set.
Enjoy scraping out the pot.
Bribe somebody else to do the washing up.
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