Debra Lynn Dadd

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QUESTION:

Hi, I made your english toffee with brown rice syrup and was ecstatic! I eat no refined sugar and miss the candy. Used honey in all my recipes through the years and then agave but of course they would not harden. Will brown rice syrup work at all for something like pralines? I am ready to experiment!

POSTED BY SANDY :: CALIFORNIA USA :: 07/20/2009 1:51 PM

DEBRA'S ANSWER:

Yes, don't you think my English Toffee is the best? Even better than the toffee made with white sugar?

You can use brown rice syrup, agave, and unrefined cane sugar (Rapadura and Sucanat) to make hard candy. All will crack as refined sugar does. Maple syrup and honey with also crack.

Debra :-)

COMMENTS:

Yes great toffee. The butter wanted to separate a bit but I heard someone say that a pinch of baking soda just before you put it in the pan will help keep that from happening. I will try it next time.

I have tried honey and it will not stay brittle. It softens as soon as you put it in your mouth. But it makes wonderful caramels.

Thanks!

POSTED BY SANDY :: CALIFORNIA USA :: 07/22/2009 7:25 AM

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