toffee apples

[Gathorne]

Anyone got a good toffee apple recipe please.

[Eve]

You need apples, wooden sticks eg chop sticks and...

225g/8 ozs Granulated Sugar

110ml/4 fluid oz water

30g/1 oz butter

2 tbs golden syrup

Push the sticks into the apples at the stalk end then place the sugar and water into a pan and dissolve the sugar over a gentle heat.

Add the butter and syrup and bring to the boil. Let it boil but don't stir until until reaches the "soft crack "stage usually about 20-25 mins.

Then take it off the head, dip the apples in and then leave them to go hard on some greaseproof paper.

[Gathorne]

Looks great. Many thanks

[Clanad]

We call 'em caramel apples here in the U.S. and have a really simple recipe:
WASH and dry apples thoroughly. Insert stick into stem end of each apple.

HEAT 50 unwrapped KRAFT Caramels and 2 Tbsp. water in large saucepan on medium-low heat, stirring until caramels are melted and smooth.

DIP apples into melted caramel, spooning caramel over apples to coat. Allow excess caramel to drip off, scraping bottom if necessary, and decorate as desired. Place on greased waxed paper; let stand about 15 min. or until caramel sets. Makes 5.

A nice variation is to roll the apples after they're dipped in crushed peanuts... some dip them in chocolate after the caramel...