Toffee Apples, advice required...?!


Question: Toffee Apples, advice required!.!.!.!?
!.!.!.!.!.!.I've had a few attempts at toffee apples and have perfected it so the toffee is a nice glaze the same as Toffee apples that you buy!. The toffee tastes like it should, but its chewy as opposed to the crisp sugar glass consistency of the ones you buy at the fair!.!.!.any ideas !?

Recipe Used

225g of sugar
Buter
Water
Tsp of vinegar

If you could stick to advice and refrain from copy and pasting a recipe from the interent please!. also Im in the UK as I believe Toffee apples are different in the US!.

Many Thanks Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
You have to get it to the 'hard ball' stage!.!.!.about 300 degrees (sorry , as many Americans, hopeless with celcius)!.!.!.Make sure you used salted butter, too!.!.or add a bit of salt!.!.

mmmm!.!.!.when will they be ready!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

you need a toffee ( candy) thermometer!.!.!. the sugar needs to reach a temperature of 146-154°C or it will stay soft!. Next time turn the heat up and let it cook for longer until nearly no liquid is left!. Then drop a small spoonful of syrup into cold water, if the ball ball of sugar is so brittle that the rapid cooling from the water literally causes it to crack its perfectWww@FoodAQ@Com

i believe its in the recipe, with the butter, i add 2-3 tbl spns water and a pinch of cream of tarter , and mine come out crunchy!. give it a try you have nothing to lose they are still scrummyWww@FoodAQ@Com

Maybe try putting them in the fridge to harden them - Try different things!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

You need to cook your sugar glaze longerWww@FoodAQ@Com





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