How to make…Scottish tablet

This simple candy recipe makes a great addition to holiday plates, or any time when you want a rich, melt-in-your-mouth treat. It’s crumbly texture and buttery, vanilla flavour is pure luxury.

We’d eaten store-bought Scottish tablet and were pleased to find the recipe on Pinterest a few years ago. Our thanks to The Naughty Cook who inspired our variation.

Ingredients

4	Cups	Granulated sugar
1	Cup	Milk	Scant measure
1	Can	Sweetened Condensed Milk	(14 oz)
½	Cup	Butter	Plus extra to grease the tray
	Dash	Salt	Optional
2	Tbsp	Vanilla	Use less for a lighter vanilla flavour
1	Cup	Nuts, raisins, or alternative add-ins	Optional

Preparation

1. Prepare your cooling tray by greasing it with butter.  I use an 11 x 15 jelly roll pan, but you could use a 9 x 13 or 8 x 8; your pieces will simply be thicker if using a smaller pan.
2. Into a large, stainless steel saucepan, add your sugar, milk, condensed milk, butter & salt, if using. 
3. Turn on the heat and stir regularly until the butter is melted and the mixture begins to boil.
4. Once it’s boiling, stir occasionally to keep the mixture from sticking and allow to boil gently for 15-30 minutes until the colour of the mixture turns from pale to golden brown.
5. When it reaches the colour you wish, remove the pan from the heat and add the vanilla.#
6. As soon as you add the vanilla, beat the mixture vigorously for 4-5 minutes until it starts to feel stiff and gritty.  I use a hand mixer for this step, but you could use a spoon.
7. Working quickly, pour the mixture into the tray.  You can score the tablet into squares or bars with a sharp knife and then allow it to cool completely.
8. When fully cooled, remove the tablet from the tray and cut it at the score marks.  The tablet is ready to eat immediately.

Note: We never add any additional nuts to our tablet, but a Scottish friend of ours remembers that his Mum made it with walnuts.  If you want a variation, you could try stirring these in right before pouring the mixture onto your greased tray.

Watch us make it

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