Smooth Golden Fudge
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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64 pieces
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 8 fluid ounces evaporated milk
- 24 ounces sugar (granulated or caster)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 fluid ounces water
- 2 tablespoons golden syrup
- 3 tablespoons margarine (or butter)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon liquid glucose
- nuts (optional)
- chocolate (optional)
directions
- Heat the milk, water, syrup, glucose, salt, margarine and sugar in a heavy based pan, untit the sugar has dissolved, and the margarine has melted. Stir constantly.
- Bring to the boil, and boil rapidly. Stir constantly, otherwise it will catch on the bottom of the pan. Boil until the sugar thermometer reads 115oC (240oF), which is the soft ball stage.
- Remove from heat, and add vanilla, but do not stir in (it should bubble up). Leave the pan on a side to cool to 45oC. This could take quite a while (45 minutes aprox.).
- Beat until thick, and it looses its gloss. Scrape into a prepared tin to cool. (i used an 11inx7in roasting tin for this). Leave in the fridge for 3 hours, or until firm.
- Dip in melted chocolate and roll in chopped nuts for an added touch.
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Reviews
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The subtle flavor of golden syrup makes a nice change from chocolate. I added chopped walnuts, used corn syrup instead of liquid glucose and added a little more butter for a richer fudge. I see cooks on this website blaming the recipe if they have fudge that doesn't set up or is too hard. The "secret" to good fudge is cooking to the proper temperature, waiting for it to cool down to "warm" (not cold) before stirring it and then stop stirring as it starts to thicken and lose its shine. Practice makes perfect!
Tweaks
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The subtle flavor of golden syrup makes a nice change from chocolate. I added chopped walnuts, used corn syrup instead of liquid glucose and added a little more butter for a richer fudge. I see cooks on this website blaming the recipe if they have fudge that doesn't set up or is too hard. The "secret" to good fudge is cooking to the proper temperature, waiting for it to cool down to "warm" (not cold) before stirring it and then stop stirring as it starts to thicken and lose its shine. Practice makes perfect!
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I love to cook (mainly bake, and make confectionary)....My main hobbies are avoiding my uni lectures ;) (i'm studying parasitology ..... yes i'm weird for studying it), and photography. I'm a flower, butterfly, animal, and an all round macro photographer. I draw (badly), and write (also badly). I love to collect recipes, and try them out. Since i have so much free time in uni, i tend to spend most of my time baking cakes and making sweets, trying to find recipes that work.
I'm famous for my swiss rolls and lemon meringue pie. And i've just aquired a marble chopping board, so my fav thing to do is to make humbugs, and sweets that need the toffee stretching. If you have any confectionary recipes, please pass them to me, i'd love to see what i can make :)