Butter Tablet Recipe Please

elgar_2

Thank you! Its amazing the advice and reassurance to try things given here!!

I will have a go someime soon and let you know my success..I remember my mum NEVER manging to make tablet..it always looked lik a defrosting slab of ice!! and as I dont have thermometer etc wasnt sure it would work..

mind you was surprised pastry was ok! (cold hands obviously an advantage for something!!), so if I can make soem tablet/fudge maybe I will take it down to treat my poorly wee mum for Christmas.

Mind you living on my own I really dont want to make lots of these things as it will just get eaten!

Maybe next year I can find a Mr Elgar!! (now suggestions on that is probably above and beyond MSE!!)to share it with...wish Id thought of better id than Elgar!! mmmm

Elaine
x

sandy2_2

fudge using marshmallows

sift 1lb icing sugar into a large bowl
put 100g/4oz marshmallows into a pan with
2tbsps milk,
4oz butter and a few drops vanilla essence


heat gently, stirring till mix has melted.
pour into the icing sugar, mix till smooth and add a few drops red food colouring
leave to cool, then wrap in clingfilm and put in fridge three hours


sprinkle some icing sugar on work surface and roll out to 5mm
cut out shapes or roll into balls

Caterina

THANK YOU! My DD loved tablet when we went on holiday in Scotland, and now I know I shall have to make some for her, she will be delighted!

Caterina

wogglemaker

scrimperjan wrote: »

Whenever I try to make fudge it comes out like tablet. I found this recipe via google:

http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usrecipes/scottishtablet/index.html

Made this recipe today as a treat for my father who's visiting tommorow, It's fantastic and even got the thumbs up from 20 something children.

poohzee

About to make some for christmas, how long does it last?, can you freeze it? I'm hopefully that it will be so yummy that these questions aren't necessary - but just in case!

jasmine33

Freeze it? You are joking!!! It won't last long enough to reach the freezer haha. I just keep it in an airtight tin and put it to the back of the high shelf in the cupboard, pile loads of stuff in front of it and try to forget about it for as long as poss. IT IS SO YUMMY THOUGH AND i AM A WEAKLING.

nesssie1702

Tablet won't last long, trust me!

Because of it's really high sugar content, tablet will last for ages. Just need to keep it in an airtight container, so that the sugar in it doesn't attract any water.

Enjoy

poohzee

Thanks - hopefully jasmines recipe will work for me and I wont have a problem!

Swan_2

I agree with the others ... storing tablet??? never heard of such a thing, lol, it won't last 5 minutes!

I'm not a fan of sweet things, but if it's done right & you get that smooth melt-in-the-mouth thing going on, even I can't resist

hmmm, I'm sure I have a can of condensed milk tucked away at the back of a cupboard ... see what you've started now?



enjoy, just try not to eat it all yourself sample too much of it for quality testing purposes

1sttimer_2

This sounds interesting - but what is tablet

I thought it was a medicine, but obviously not - would be nice to see this recipe if you could direct me.

Thanks.