How long does homemade Scottish tablet last?

Because of the high sugar content, Scottish tablet has a decent shelf life. You can usually keep it for 7-10 days after baking it, either in a biscuit tin or wrapped in foil in a kitchen cupboard.

Why is my tablet like toffee?

Why does the Scottish Tablet I make turn out like toffee? If your temperature is too high for too long you’ll create toffee and the higher the temperature you go the harder the toffee will become right the way through to a proper brittle toffee which comes in at about 149 degrees celcius!

Why did my fudge turn into toffee?

If you boil the fudge to a temperature lower than 232 F, your fudge will retain extra moisture, which can make it chewy or in extreme cases, prevent it from setting at all. If the temperature goes much beyond 234 F, the fudge’s final texture will be hard, dry and crumbly.

Can you Reboil fudge?

In many cases, the sugar, butter, and milk mixture needed to be cooked longer or to a hotter temperature. That’s usually the culprit when fudge doesn’t set. You can try reheating your fudge mixture by adding a little more evaporated milk and bringing it slowly back to the boil.

How do you make Scottish tablets?

Scottish Tablet – Directions 1 Butter a 10×15 inch jellyroll pan, and set aside. 2 Pour milk, water, cream, and sugar into a large, heavy bottomed saucepan. 3 Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring constantly.

What is the best recipe for tablet?

This is our family’s recipe for tablet. Butter a 10×15 inch jellyroll pan, and set aside. Pour milk, water, cream, and sugar into a large, heavy bottomed saucepan. Add the butter, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring constantly.

What is scottscottish tablet?

Scottish Tablet is not as it sounds—something to write on. It is a sweet Scottish, fudge-like, extremely sugary candy. Scottish tablet contains sugar, butter, and condensed milk and as you can see in this recipe, is easy to make. Warning though—it is seriously moreish if you have a sweet tooth.

What does a Scottish tablet taste like?

A Scottish tablet has a gritty, melt-in-the mouth texture that is incredibly sweet but irresistible, unlike fudge which although visually similar, has a softer texture. How long do I cook the sugar for?

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