Scottish Tablet
This recipe guides you through making Scottish tablet, a traditional sweet confection. It involves cooking a mixture of milk, condensed milk, sugar and butter until it reaches the correct consistency. The process requires patient stirring before the mixture is beaten, poured and left to set. The result is a rich, sweet candy that can be broken into pieces and stored.
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can condensed milk
- 900 g sugar
- 100 g butter (unsalted)
Method
- Melt the butter and blend it well before adding both the condensed milk and the regular milk.
- Continue to stir the mixture until it reaches a full boil.
- Lower the heat to maintain a high simmer and stir the mixture continuously for 45 minutes.
- Take the pan off the heat and beat the mixture vigorously with a wooden spoon at least 50 times. Test a small amount on a cold plate. if it sets, it is ready.
- Pour the tablet mixture onto a cookie tray, score the top, and allow it to set fully before chilling it and breaking it into pieces.
- Keep the finished tablet in an airtight container for storage.
Nutrition (per serving)
Sodium51200 mg
Recipe details
CategoryCandy
Authorfehchristiemsn.com
