1 teacup of milk
Large tin of condensed milk
900g of sugar
100g of butter

The book The Scots Kitchen by F. Marian McNeill suggest using an enamelled saucepan when making Scots tablet. The Scots Kitchen also has tablet flavourings which include cinnamon, coconut, fig, ginger, lemon, orange, peppermint, vanilla and walnut and gives guidance on how to add these easily to your tablet recipe.

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Tablet Cooking Directions:

1. Melt the butter and sugar. Add the condensed milk and the teacup of milk.

2. Stir and turn up the heat and keep stirring until it reaches boiling point.

3. Turn the heat down low and stir for 45 minutes (chair and book optional!)

The book Nick Nairn's New Scottish Cookery suggests an optional ingredient of grated white chocolate.

Whilst the book Scots Cooking: The Best Traditional and Contemporary Scottish Recipes by Sue Lawrence suggests adding a teaspoon of pure vanilla essence to a tablet recipe.

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4. Remove from the heat and beat 60 times with a wooden spoon. Put a wee bit on a plate and if it sets then it's ready to be put onto the shallow trays.

5. Score the tablet surface marking into squares and allow to set and get cold.

6. Best washed down with Irn Bru!

The book Sue Lawrence's Scottish Kitchen: Over 100 Modern Recipes Using Traditional Ingredients has a white chocolate and cardamom tablet recipe.

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Maw Broon's Tablet

The Book Maw Broon's Cookbook has another traditional Scottish tablet recipe much like the scottishrecipes.co.uk tablet recipe. The Maw Broon’s shortbread recipe suggests adding some vanilla essence as an optional ingredient. Buy Maw Broon's Cookbook at a discounted price and with free delivery available.

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