Nigella Lawson Cinder Toffee Food

CINDER TOFFEE

Steps:

• grease an 8" square pan generously with butter.
• Mix the sugar and corn syrup in a heavy bottomed saucepan and heat over low heat, simmering for 3-4 minutes.
• The mixture is done when it is a rusty caramel color.
• Take off the heat and whisk in the baking soda quickly.
• Pour into the pan and let it set, 1-2 hours.
• Once it is set, you can try and cut it into pieces, or you can just break it into pieces of whatever size you choose.
• Melt the chocolate and dip each piece (or the whole thing) into the chocolate.
• Let set on a piece of oiled foil.

STICKY TOFFEE SAUCE - NIGELLA LAWSON

Steps:

• Put the sugar, syrup and butter in a pan and slowly bring to the boil, allowing the butter to melt and the sugar to dissolve.
• Let the mixture bubble for a couple of minutes before carefully adding the cream.
• Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes or until the sauce is thick, sticky and glossy.
• Serve with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream.

CINDER TOFFEE

Steps:

• Line a big tray with baking parchment and lightly grease with oil. Place the sugar and honey in a large saucepan with 4 tbsp water. Put over a very low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Once the sugar has dissolved, add a sugar thermometer and bring to the boil over a high heat. Bubble until it reaches 149C on the sugar thermometer.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the bicarbonate of soda quickly, it will froth up madly - don't worry! Immediately pour into the tray, and leave to cool and set completely.
• Break into shards to nibble, or crumble over ice cream or our Salted honey fudge & chocolate tart (see 'Goes well with' box, right). Will keep in an airtight container between layers of baking parchment for 1-2 weeks.