CAMPYLOBACTER: Anyone else had it?

[Griffin]

Daisy wants to make fudge to bag it up in pretty bags & bows to give to her friends at Christmas. I fancy having a go at rum & raisin. Has anybody got any good recipes we could try over the weekend?

[LisaP]

Here's a couple of recipes I've used and both have worked - I find it quite easy to make but it can be temperamental.

 

Need:

 

15cm/6in square tin

450g/1 lb demerara sugar (I've used different sugar before now)

75g/3oz unsalted butter

150ml/1/4pt milk

170ml can evaporated milk

1/2tsp vanilla

 

OR

 

4oz/113g butter

1/2 pint milk

2 lb/910g granulated sugar

7oz (198g) tin sweetened condensed milk

 

 

I've also substituted soya milk/cream for a dairy free version and it worked.

 

Basically, for both recipes you put all the ingredients in a large heavy saucepan and melt it all over a low heat, stirring all the time.

 

Once melted increase heat and bring it to the boil, still stirring and continue stirring and it will gradually start to thicken and turn a slightly darker colour.

 

If you have a cold glass of water ready and drop a little of the mixture in the glass and it makes a "blob", then it is ready to remove from the heat.

 

Once you have removed it you then need to beat it vigorously and at this point add the vanilla,until it starts to thicken and then pour it into the square tin (slightly bigger tin for the second recipe) and then leave it to cool.

 

I line my tin with baking paper - makes it much easier to get it out.

 

Good luck - hope this is helpful.

 

Lisa P

[sunshinesupernova]

Hiya

 

I meant to post this for someone aggges ago - but I've not been around. Apologies to whoever was waiting for it.

 

2 cups sugar (ordinary white granulated)

1/2 a block butter (125g)

12 marshmallows

3/4 cup evaporated milk

 

Put the above in a heavy based pot. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for EXACTLY 5 mins. Stir consantly. You will see flecked carmelised bits coming up as you stir. Don't worry - these seem to disappear later and it happens every time. Take off heat and add :

 

Beat in a whole bar of sainsbury's belgian cooking chocolate, chopped. 3/4 cup of whatever you fancy - ie raisins, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, macadamia nuts, broken shortbread - or nothing at all !

 

Quickly Pour into 8 x 8 tin- it starts to set prett quick. Allow to cool then chill overnight in fridge.

 

I used to butter the tin and it was still a horror story to get out.... Needed boiling water over the base - but that's little short of dangerous. Paper proved useless. Now, I use some of that teflon baking sheet cut to line my 8 x 8 tin. Use the same bit time and time again. The whole slab simply falls out and I peel the teflon off before cutting up.

 

Flavours - very versatile to do as you wish. If you want to make really quite boozy, dont use as much evap.milk and top up with alcohol.... or soak your fruit. For no alcohol versions - rosewater or orange water are gorgeous as is plain vanilla.

 

Using milk chocolate is ok - using dark chocolate makes it pretty serious stuff for chocoholics. I'll sometimes make it in a silicone loaf tin mould and cut in large slices rather than squares. I'll also sometimes make a milk chocolate base fudge with broken shortbread or choc chip cookies through it and then put a plain alcoholic layer fudge on top - then drizzle the top of that with chocolate

[craftyhunnypie]

Or easier still - buy a kit from QVC.... calico cottage. So easy & good tasting, I think you just add water?

 

Emma.x

[Griffin]

Thank you! I think we've cracked it, last night we made Baileys & belgian white chocolate fudge with the first recipe and it is amazing stuff We made the second one with rum & raisin but it was too firm for our liking. We'll give that third recipe a go this week but then we need to make a decision and get on with making tonnes of it. Since word got out about what we were doing the list of people wanting some has grown

[C&T]

I've just made the marshmallow recipe version above. Added dark chocolate and kirsch soaked cherries and some shortbread. Very nice! Might put a layer of chocolate on top - just to make it very rich!!

 

I made it in tinfoil trays - you can buy 8/9 inch square ones. I got 5 for a couple of pounds. Easy to get out - even if have to rip the tin foil. Need to stand it on a baking tray for extra support, but saves trying to s"Ooops, word censored!"e it out of a tin or getting paper off the bottom etc.

 

Thank you for the recipe!

[Cinnamon]

I just made THIS one, with Baileys & white chocolate.

 

Its lovely,even though it did burn a tiny bit, & it darker than in the picture.I will boil it slower & longer next time

[Valkyrie]

I'm still trying to get that slightly chewy texture instead of crumbly, I managed it once but forgot the measurements, but I know I added golden syrup to the mixture. I bought some "Fluff" which is marshmallowy stuff without the gelatine, so suitable for vegetarians, but Madam kept eating it before I had a chance to use it - and now Sainsbury's doesn't stock it!

Have started adding clotted cream now - that seems to help a bit. When I get my witches brew sorted (and measurements recorded) I'll add it on here!

[Couperwife]

I just made THIS one, with Baileys & white chocolate.

 

Its lovely,even though it did burn a tiny bit, & it darker than in the picture.I will boil it slower & longer next time

 

help!!

 

I made this last night, I thought i'd tested it properly and that it was ready to set.

 

it hasnt set

 

what do I do?

 

do I put it back in a pan and boil it up for a few more minutes until I get solid lumps in the cold water?

 

or do I bin it and start again (I would rather not do that, even "not set" if tastes rather scrummy

 

any advice will be very much appreciated

 

cathy

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[C&T]

I'm the wrong person...

 

Made two great batches of fudge. Lovely. Given most of it away.

 

So thought I would make some for me for over Christmas...

 

The 3rd didn't set (tried re-boiling - it failed - but was a different recipe)

 

The 4th batch burned and tasted vile...

 

Think someone up there is looking after my waistline!!

 

 

 

I am not trying any more now - I can't cope with the stress!! Perhap coconut ice is the way forward....

[Couperwife]

Ive just made Vanilla Fudge from ***here***

 

its very easy, and from first tasting (hot from the pan - you know, you have to... ) its scrummy

 

cathy

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[Ygerna]

bumping this as I need fudge recipies

[Griffin]

I've just had to come back to this thread to find the recipe because Daisy wants to make bags of fudge for all of her friends. We were making it almost around the clock last time to fulfill demands I'm not looking forward to this

[Snowy]

Glad you did - I've been looking for recipes today as well!

[Charlottechicken]

I got this quick recipe from a colleague, it's a link to the page on my blog;

 

Fiona's fast fudge

[Snowy]

I used this one: http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/594151

Deeeelicious! And very easy!

[Sammiboo]

I made the baileys and white chocolate one. Attempt one didnt work out, wouldnt set. This was because i didnt boil it for long enough. Second attempt much better. Now attempt one has been put in jars for fudge pouring sauce... as i intended to make... honest

 

[Sam]

What a disaster!!

 

Managed to burn the pan, quickly realised so put it in another pan. While it was bubbling away I was soaking the other pan in boiling water and managed to splash it all over my hand so I ran my hand under cold water. Meanwhile, the fudge got a texture like mousse because I was away from it so couldn't keep an eye on it. I then poured it into a tin and it's gone all crumby like a cheesecake base

 

Think I'll just eat the white chocolate and cry

[Sammiboo]

My first batch it was a sauce, it didnt set, next batch well i burnt the sugar before i had even started. The batch in the photo I boiled the mixture for about 30 mins and kept stirring it. Turned out fine. I noticed that the fudge mixture on the spatula was firming up and thought it was about right to go.