Do the Hokey Pokey (cinder toffee)

LisbonLaura

Great Dusty, thxs:)
My man copied it down, & left off the minor detail of added water!
I was so tempted to suggest he made it ............. Cruel I am, but I was annoyed that he didn't spot his obvious error.
So it's more compulsory lessons in the New Year for him! .... could be fun

LisbonLaura

Dustykitten wrote: »

I just rewatched it on demand so can give you what I saw:

150g flour
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Dusty, what kind of flour please?

(Assuming lady niggel really knows what is in her giant pantry.....Well, she might not have said )

vancouver

In saucepan:

4 tablespoons golden syrup, also known as cane syrup.
1/2 cup sugar

Swirl over heat until golden and bubbly. Do not stir.

Turn off heat.

Whisk in 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Pour onto cookie sheet. Leave to set for 15 minutes.
Nigella used a small hammer to break up into bits.

jackieglasgow

Hokey Pokey, Puff Candy, Cinder toffee, does anyone have a recipe? TIA.

Pink.

Hi Jackie,

There are recipes on these threads:

Honeycomb

nigellas hokey pokey

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the recipes together.

Pink

Money_saving_Diva_2

Ooops - I started typing this before Pink answered.. sorry!

Anyway, I think this is something like you might be looking for. I call it honeycomb, but my family say it's cinder toffee..

I use a large saucepan - it looks frightful when you have finished but it washes off if you soak it in soapy water really easily.

You need:

8 heaped tbsp sugar
8 heaped tbsp golden syrup
4 tbsp water
4 rounded tsp bicarb of soda

Method:

• Prepare the tin - oil greaseproof paper and place in the bottom though I use silicon bakeware so skip the paper and just lightly oil. Sieve the bicarb onto a saucer.
• Put the sugar, water and golden syrup into a large saucepan over a moderate heat. Mix it all together.
• Stir continuously with a wooden spoon til it reaches boiling point then keep stirring and time 5 mins. No longer!
• It should be a golden rich brown colour now (but not too dark or it will taste burnt)
• Quickly add the bicarb of soda, still stirring quickly and get the pan right off the heat as the honeycombe will now be frothing and rising up the pan.
• Scrape it onto the greaseproof paper immediately as it is still frothing and leave to set for about an hour. After that - just break into chunks.

It makes quite a lot but it doesn't last long in our house!

Diva.x

jackieglasgow

Thanks very much both of you, I was sure it had vinegar in and don't have any, so hoped there would be a recipe out there! I'll give them all a bash eventually, and post which one I prefer. Thanks again,
Jackie

HellsGranny

Hi All,

Does anyone have a recipe for Cinder Toffee, Please?

Cheers, HG

SunnyGirl

I can't remember where I got this recipe from but its good

4oz Sugar
2 Large Tablespoons Golden Syrup
1 Large Tablespoon Butter
1 Teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda

• Dissolve syrup, sugar & butter slowly over a low heat.

• Then boil together, stirring, until mixture begins to darken.

• Stir in the bicarb - It'll froth up - and pour into a greased tin.

• Mark into squares when cool but not fully set.

Hope this helps.

Penelope_Penguin

HellsGranny wrote: »

Hi All,

Does anyone have a recipe for Cinder Toffee, Please?

Cheers, HG

This is also known as Hokey Pokey I'll add this to the exisitng thread to give you more recipes

Penny. x