Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Toffee

Toffee is called soft boiled confectionery made by sugar along with butter and milk. It is popular among young and also with the children. Toffee is a confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses (creating inverted sugar) along with butter, and occasionally flour. The mixture is heated until its temperature reaches the hard crack stage of 300 to 310 °F (149 to 154 °C). While being prepared, toffee is sometimes mixed with nuts or raisins.
Toffees and candies are consumed both in rural and urban areas without any exception.Toffees and candies are mostly produced for local market; the volume was around 12,000 metric tons for the year 2003.

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