Are you heading to a Bonfire Night celebration this week? There’s lots happening in Cheshire and the surrounding areas, so there’s plenty of fun activities to get involved with. It’s another great excuse for us to get in the kitchen and start cooking lots of traditional Bonfire night treats.
Whether you’re making classic toffee apples or treacle toffee, there’s always something tasty on offer.
Take a look at this fantastic recipe for Bonfire toffee below. Have a go and get stuck in!
You will need:
oil, for greasing
450g dark brown sugar
125ml hot water
¼ tsp cream of tartar
115g black treacle
115g golden syrup
Instructions:
Line the base and sides of an A4 sized tin with non-stick parchment and then grease it really well.
Put the sugar and hot water in a heavy bottomed pan and heat gently until the sugar is dissolved, do not stir the mixture at any point instead tilt the pan if you need to move it around.
Weigh out your remaining ingredients, if you put them in a really well greased jug they will be much easier to pour out. Once the sugar has dissolved add all the ingredients and pop the sugar thermometer in, you can use the thermometer to give it a quick swirl but try not to mix it too much.
Bring to the boil and boil until you reach soft crack on your thermometer (270/140C) This may take up to 30 minutes, be patient and do not leave the pan unattended as it can change quickly. As soon as it reaches the temp, tip it into your tin and leave it to cool.
Once cool remove it from the tin a break up with a toffee hammer or rolling pin. Store in an airtight tin or wrap up in boxes or cellophane bags to give as gift. Recipe via BBC Good Food.
