Given my fondness for Butterscotch, it’s no surprise that during lockdown, I’ve been enjoying this delectable sweet. I’ve had a go at my own Butterscotch based on an old Doncaster recipe and created a range of recipes using Butterscotch.
I’ve not made Blondies very often. They are a lesser known version of the Chocolate Brownies but in fact they predate their chocolate cousins as they were popular from the mid nineteenth century. Brownies are said to have appeared around the early twentieth century in 1906.
What you need :
250g
butter
230g
plain flour
1 tsp
baking powder
½ tsp sea
salt
175g
light brown sugar
125g milk
chocolate, roughly chopped
2 eggs,
beaten
1 tsp
vanilla extract
75g butterscotch pieces or shards
How to bake :
Heat the oven to 200C/400F/Mark 6. Melt the butter in a pan over
a medium-low heat. Leave to cool slightly. Line a 30cms x 20cms baking
tray with greaseproof paper. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together in
a mixing bowl, then stir the sugar into the cooled melted butter. Stir in the
eggs and vanilla into this mixture, then gently fold this into the flour, with
the chocolate and butterscotch. Take care not to overmix. Pour the mixture into
the tin and bake for 22-25 minutes, until set on top. Leave to cool and then cut
into 12 squares.
Meryl says : You can save some Butterscotch pieces to decorate the top of
the Butterscotch Blondies if you wish. Enjoy a taste of Doncaster!
