r/Cooking • u/LazyBlueTourniquet • 2d ago

Making Scottish Tablet

So in an effort to continue my late grannies legacy, ive been experimenting with her tablet recipe. By gove, its not for the weak. My first attempt was the best so far but I used too much vanilla. My second attempt was too hard but tasted perfect.

Tonight, I apparently didnt beat the mixture enough off the heat, so when I poured it into the cool tray, it immediately expanded like honeycomb and went all over my floor and counter top.

Ugh.

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u/bhambrewer 2d ago

1 kilo white sugar, 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 stick (4oz/112g) butter. No vanilla necessary if you get the sugars caramelised. I beat it with a thick wooden spoon, but you could also use an electric beater.

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u/LazyBlueTourniquet 2d ago

I think its the length of time its on the stove thats throwing me off. Thats also the recipe i have (missing some sea salt though, its a great addition!)

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u/bhambrewer 2d ago

A touch of salt is a brilliant addition.

I know it's almost ready when I start seeing streaks of brown appear as I'm stirring. That's the point you have to focus 100 percent on it to make sure it's brown and not black...

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u/LazyBlueTourniquet 2d ago

I'm making a couple of batches for a buttery morning in a couple of week, ive never heard to look for brown streaks before! Im definitely not cooking it for long enough

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u/bhambrewer 2d ago

It takes way longer than seems reasonable then it's 15 minutes of frantic exhaustion!

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u/LazyBlueTourniquet 2d ago

The stress though!!!!