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Introduction

I moved to Scotland a few years ago and discovered this sweet - it's heaven!

I moved to Scotland a few years ago and discovered this sweet - it's heaven!

Ingredients

Serves: 24

MetricCups

  • 1 tin condensed milk (a large tin)
  • milk (fill the empty condensed milk tin)
  • 1 kilogram sugar
  • 100 grams butter
  • vanilla essence (a few drops)
  • 1 tin sweetened condensed milk (a large tin)
  • milk (fill the empty condensed milk tin)
  • 2⅕ pounds sugar
  • 4 ounces butter
  • vanilla essence (a few drops)

Method

Scottish Tablet is a community recipe submitted by CupcakeObsessed and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Put all ingredients except for the vanilla essence into a large saucepan
  • Bring to the boil
  • Simmer for approximately 1 hour (until a bit of the mixture dropped onto a cold plate sets)
  • Beat for approx ten minutes, until the mixture thickens and becomes grainy
  • Pour into a greased tine to set.Allow to cool for a little while, then mark out squares
  • Tip out of tin when cool and break into squares
  • Put all ingredients except for the vanilla essence into a large saucepan
  • Bring to the boil
  • Simmer for approximately 1 hour (until a bit of the mixture dropped onto a cold plate sets)
  • Beat for approx ten minutes, until the mixture thickens and becomes grainy
  • Pour into a greased tine to set.Allow to cool for a little while, then mark out squares
  • Tip out of tin when cool and break into squares
  • Additional Information

    If you pour it into the tin and it doesn't set, don't worry, just reboil for a little while longer (I've done this a few times) Also good with a bit of fresh ginger added at the beginning, flavours the tablet beautifully and leaves little exciting nuggets to bite into!

    If you pour it into the tin and it doesn't set, don't worry, just reboil for a little while longer (I've done this a few times) Also good with a bit of fresh ginger added at the beginning, flavours the tablet beautifully and leaves little exciting nuggets to bite into!

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