Honeycomb toffee

By: Lotte Duncan From: Good Food Bites

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Prep time:
5 mins
Cook time:
5 mins
Serves:
Makes 450g

Crunchy, munchy - and most definitely moreish, this lovely toffee from Lotte Duncan will satisfy a sweet tooth in a special way

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Method

1. Butter or oil a tin measuring 30 x 10cm.

2. Place the sugar, water and vinegar into a deep heavy based saucepan, and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved.

3. Bring the mixture to boiling point and then boil gently to a soft crack temperature, this will be 141°C on a jam thermometer.

4. Remove the pan from the heat and add the bicarbonate of soda. Stir carefully but thoroughly - the mixture will rise up and foam and will be very hot.

5. When almost set, mark out squares with a knife. This will make it a lot easier to break up when properly set.

6. Store in an airtight container between sheets of greaseproof paper in a dry place.

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does anyone know if it matters what type of vinegar is used, will malt vinegar do?

*cat* *cat* Posted 17 Nov 2009 8:30 PM
 

hello all, to the answers below it does not need butter, this is really a recipe for honeycomb, or cinder toffee. I make this and it will keep for about a week probably longer but we have eaten it by then, it gets stickier the longer you keep it, but to be honest it is the quickest sweet to make. Be careful that the pan you put it in is big enough as it literally explodes when you add the bi carb and i have many-a-time chipped off chunks from my worktops. I have never used a sugar thermometer either i just wait until it is the colour of honey comb and do a ball test in some cold water. I love it smashed up and scattered over ice cream, yummy

joleneH29703 joleneH29703 Posted 17 Nov 2009 7:08 PM
 

Should this have butter in it?

martineB12258 martineB12258 Posted 01 Nov 2009 6:50 PM
 

I would be interested to know how long this can keep for. As i am making sweets for a PTA christmas stall and want to know if this is something I could make in advance. Any ideas?

lisaL83560 lisaL83560 Posted 20 Nov 2008 2:12 PM
 

What is the next best thing to test the mixture if you haven't a jam thermometer?

SandraT67668 SandraT67668 Posted 18 Nov 2008 6:06 PM