European Recipe — Cinder Toffee

Cinder, or honeycomb, toffee, is a traditional British treat loved by children and grownups alike that can easily be made at home. Store cinder toffee at room temperature in an airtight container.

Ingredients

• butter
• 2 ½ cups white sugar
• ¾ cup golden syrup
• 6 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon baking soda

Cooking Directions

1. Grease a rimmed 8x12-inch baking pan and line bottom and sides with parchment paper, making sure the parchment sides reach at least 2 inches above the sides of the baking sheet. Grease parchment with butter.
2. Combine sugar, golden syrup, water, and vanilla extract in a deep, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring to a boil, but do not stir. Heat to 310 degrees F (155 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads, about 10 minutes. Brush the sides of the pan with a clean pastry brush dipped in water if any sugar crystals form on the sides of the pan.
3. Remove from heat and carefully add baking soda; stir quickly until foaming subsides and mixture turns golden. Pour into the prepared baking pan immediately. Cool until set, about 15 minutes. Break into bite-size chunks to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories179.5
• carbohydrateContent46 g
• cholesterolContent0.7 mg
• fatContent0.3 g
• saturatedFatContent0.2 g
• sodiumContent247.2 mg
• sugarContent37.8 g