Living Without School: Those Sweet Recipes

Friday, October 31, 2008

Those Sweet Recipes

For those who asked!

Coconut Ice

Combine 1 can condensed milk, 3 1/3 cups icing sugar, 4 1/4 cups desicated coconut. Mix well. Mixture is dry. Divide the mixture in half. Press half in the base of a small slab tin that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Colour the rest with a few drops of cochineal or red food colouring. Press the pink mixture over the white slab. Chill until firm. Cut into squares.

My Grandmother's Toffee

250g butter, 2 cups sugar, 2 cans condensed milk.

Melt butter, add sugar and condensed milk. Boil slowly, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon for about 20 - 25 minutes. Mixture will thicken and turn a golden brown colour. Toffee is ready when it reaches the small ball stage ~ a small amount of mixture is dropped into a glass of cold water, if it forms a ball it is ready. Pour into a slab tin that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Chill until firm. Cut into squares.

All I can say is YUM!

2 comments:

Chris said...: Thank you Leonie. I will be saying YUM too when I'm savouring these wonderful treats. My mouth is watering just recalling the creamy texture and golden caramel flavour of your Grandmother's toffee.; 12:29 am
Hopewell said...: Was it Nielsen? {not sure how it was spelled] who sang that?? Now it's studk in my mind!!! Wow! The recipes look great!; 12:48 am

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