Dessert that is Scottish in origin. It looks like fudge. When kept in an airtight container, it keeps quite well.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 30 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 24 servings |
Ingredients
- 5 cups white sugar
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 7 tablespoons butter, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Grease and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine sugar and milk in a large stainless steel pan; stir well. Add sweetened condensed milk and butter; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring often, until mixture turns a deep tan color and is thickened, about 10 minutes. Heat to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) or until a small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface.
- Vigorously stir mixture, scraping sides down and mixing well. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet. Allow to cool at room temperature until set, 1 to 3 hours. Cut into small squares or “tablets”.
- It should set relatively quickly (1 hour) but will retain a lot of latent heat until at least 3 hours after it is made. Hence be very careful trying the tablet before it is completely cold as you may well suffer a burnt tongue.