Best English Treacle Toffee Recipes

BONFIRE TOFFEE (TREACLE TOFFEE)

Steps:

• Before you start read the recipe notes for all of my cooking tips
• Grease & line a metal pan (see notes for size) with baking parchment and put on a flat, heatproof surface. Also lay any silicon lollipop molds on a flat, heatproof surface
• Put all ingredients into a large, heavy-based saucepan and put over a medium heat. Cook until all sugars have dissolved and the liquid is smooth and dark
• Turn up the heat (medium high) and boil, stirring frequently, until the liquid reaches the hard crack stage (150C/ 300F) on a food/ sugar thermometer. This will take around 15 minutes - be patient and do not leave the pan unattended since it could boil over and/ or the toffee could overcook and burn
• As soon as the toffee reaches 150C/ 300F, tip it into your tin and/or molds and leave to cool completely
• Once cool, give the toffee a few firm taps with a toffee hammer or the end of a rolling pin to break it up. If using silicon molds, the lollipops should unmold easily.
• Store in an airtight tin (using baking parchment to keep layers of toffee seperate) or wrap up in boxes or cellophane bags to give as gifts

ENGLISH TREACLE TOFFEE

Steps:

• Place the butter, water, and vinegar into a heavy bottomed suacepan, heat gently until the butter has melted.
• Add the sugar and molasses and allow to dissolve (takes about 20 minutes).
• Boil the mixture to a temp.
• of 280 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Remove from the heat, allow bubbling to decrease.
• Pour the mixture into a well greased 8 inch square pan.
• When mixture has cooled, score surface into small squares with an oiled knife.
• When cold break into squares, wrap in cellophane and store in an airtight container.

TREACLE TOFFEE RECIPE

Steps:

• Gently melt the butter, treacle, sugar and milk in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally. If you stir too often you risk the sugar crystallizing which will result in a grainy treacle toffee.
• Once the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is smooth turn up the heat to high and boil to 130ºC, stirring so the mixture doesn't catch and burn on the bottom.
• Once your toffee mixture has reached 130C, pour into a 24cm x 32 cm baking dish lined with buttered greaseproof paper and leave to sit for 10 mins before putting in the fridge to set.
• Once set, bash with a rolling pin to break up and serve, or alternatively pop into little bags as gifts for friends.