Description
This is an amazingly good traditional Scottish confection, like a dulce de leche fudge.
Ingredients
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup cream or milk
- 4 ½ cups white sugar
- ½ cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes
- 1 dash salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
Instructions
- Generously butter a 13×18-inch sheet pan or two 8×8-inch square pans
- and set aside.
- Stir together condensed milk
- cream
- sugar
- salt
- and butter in a large (4-quart)
- heavy-bottomed saucepan. Place over medium heat
- and bring to a boil
- stirring constantly. When the mixture has reached a boil
- turn heat to low
- and continue cooking and stirring
- until a candy thermometer reaches between 234 and 240 degrees F (112 to 116 degrees C)
- or until a small amount of the mixture dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from the water and placed on a flat surface. This should take about 20 minutes.
- Once the mixture has attained a light tan color
- remove from heat
- and beat vigorously (but carefully!) with a wooden spoon until the mixture cools and thickens. Stop beating when you can feel the mixture turn from smooth to grainy. Mix in vanilla extract.
- Pour into the prepared pan. Don’t scrape any crystallized bits from the bottom of the pan
- or it may cause the whole batch to crystallize. While still warm
- score the tablet into 2-inch squares with the tip of a paring knife. Allow to cool 6 hours to overnight until set. Cut into squares with a serrated knife. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 6 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 12