I had a bit of a culinary disaster the other day when I tried to make fudge using a recipe from one of those fund-raising booklets that the local kirks publish. I don’t know what happened but I ended up with a solid block of brown sugar which I couldn’t even get a knife into.
I hate the thought of waste so I added some likely ingredients and boiled the whole thing up again and came up with a real winner this time. It isn’t quite tablet as the consistency is denser and to me it tastes very like Orkney fudge which you used to be able to buy, but I haven’t seen it for years. This is actually easier to make than tablet.
I’m swithering about calling it Fablet or Tudge, but leaning towards Fablet as it does taste fab.
1 1/2 lbs demerara sugar
6oz unsalted butter
3 large tablespoons golden syrup
300 ml carton single cream
Put all the ingredients into a heavy bottomed pot and bring them to the boil. At this stage it is a lovely toffee sauce but if you continue to simmer it for between 20 and 30 minutes the mixture should darken and thicken. When it looks quite gloopy as it simmers it should have boiled enough.
Remove from the heat and using a wooden spoon stir well until you feel the mixture getting thicker and heavier as it cools.
Carefully tip the mixture into a metal tray. A Swiss roll tin is ideal. When it has set score the surface with a knife to whatever size suits you best.
I think that if you continued to boil the mixture for another 10 minutes or so it would turn into a lovely toffee, which would be great if you don’t have to worry about your fillings being pulled out by it. Unfortunately I do.
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Lovely recipe but if you’re wanting to get hold of Orkney fudge I bought some from a lovely Orkney shop in Inverness the other day- ‘Judith Glue’ on Bridge Street. Well worth the trip! I think you’re also able to get it on her website.
Thanks for the comment and info. I’ll have a look at her website – Inverness is too far from Kirkcaldy, we went to Inverness for our honeymoon! It was August but freezing.
Regards, Katrina.
Lovely, thank you for the recipe!!! I love tablet too but there’s nothing as good as Orkney fudge, this recipe looks like a keeper. A friend in Shetland sends me a box every year, but this might keep me going in between shipments!!
http://www.orkneystore.com also sells it online, fyi.
Oh my goodness, does THAT bring back memories. I’m an ex-pat who have been living in the USA for almost 30 years. If I sit still enough and concentrate, I can almost taste the Orkney Fudge!
Thanks for the memory!
Thanks for the comment. You should have a go at making some tablet or Orkney fudge. It can take a bit of practice to get it just right but it’s usually edible whatever. I think it’s the fastest way to put on weight though. Our weather here has been so bad that I’m beginning to wish that WE had moved away 30 years ago!
Regards, Katrina