How to Make Russian Fudge
Gather your materials., Grease your baking dish with butter., Mix together the sugar and milk in your pot., Lower heat and add more ingredients., Bring the mixture to a boil., Stir until you reach the soft-ball stage., Turn off the heat of your...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Gather your materials.
Making Russian fudge will requires you to first prepare the fudge mixture and then allowing the fudge batter to cool until it properly sets into fudge proper.In addition to your ingredients, you will also need:
Baking dish (like a bread pan, 8½" x 4½") Cutting board Cutting knife Large stove top pot (or heavy bottomed saucepan) Measuring cups Metal whisk Thermometer (candy or probe) Wooden spoon -
Step 2: Grease your baking dish with butter.
Once your Russian fudge mixture is prepared, you'll have to add it quickly to your baking dish before it firms and becomes difficult to work with.This is why you should grease your pan with unsalted butter before beginning to make your fudge batter.
Salted butter should be avoided, as it is more likely to burn and impart some saltiness to the fudge.Forgetting to grease your pan might result in your fudge burning or getting stuck to your baking dish.
The fudge batter also easily absorbs oil, leading to altered flavors and increased stickiness to the dish. , Put your pot or saucepan on your stove and turn the burner to medium heat.Allow your pot to heat for a short while before adding the sugar and milk to it.
Stir the milk and sugar constantly with your wooden spoon while heating the mixture until the sugar dissolves completely.A milky film should appears on top of the mixture when the two ingredients have combined. , Continue stirring your mixture regularly until you notice that the butter, which is one of the ingredients you'll be adding to your mixture, has melted.
You'll also need to add to your sugar-milk mixture:
Butter Condensed milk Salt Corn syrup (or golden syrup) , Turn the heat of your stove-top to high and stir thoroughly and continuously.
You'll want to pay special attention to the bottom of your pot or saucepan; you don't want your mixture to build up on the bottom of your cooking dish.This stage of your fudge mixture preparation can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes., The soft-ball stage is the temperature at which a sugar solution, when dropped into cold water, forms into soft, malleable balls.This can be measured with a probe or candy thermometer. 235°F (112.78°C) – 240°F (115.56°C) is the temperature range for the soft-ball stage., At this point, your Russian fudge mixture should appear golden brown appearance.
You'll want to wait about five minutes or so, until the mixture has thickened. , Once your fudge batter has cooled, you should beat it with a whisk until the consistency of it is about that of melted chocolate or thick caramel.
The whisking process may take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes., Once your fudge batter has thickened to the consistency of melted chocolate/thick caramel and stirring becomes somewhat difficult, pour your fudge immediately into your greased pan.As soon as your fudge batter reaches the appropriate consistency, you should transfer it to your baking dish; it will quickly set and become difficult to work with., Your fudge should be fully set at room temperature after roughly two hours have passed.
You can aid in the setting process by allowing your fudge batter to cool and then putting it into your refrigerator until the fudge is firm., Now that your fudge has set, you can cut it into small or large squares and place it on a serving dish.
Your fudge will stay fresh at room temperature for about 7 to 14 days in an air tight container, and should not be refrigerated, as this will negatively impact the fudge's consistency.If you would like to save some of your Russian fudge for a later date, you can freeze your fudge wrapped in wax paper and sealed in an airtight container for several months. -
Step 3: Mix together the sugar and milk in your pot.
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Step 4: Lower heat and add more ingredients.
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Step 5: Bring the mixture to a boil.
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Step 6: Stir until you reach the soft-ball stage.
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Step 7: Turn off the heat of your stove and cool your mixture.
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Step 8: Whisk the mixture vigorously.
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Step 9: Pour your fudge batter into the greased baking dish.
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Step 10: Allow your fudge batter to cool.
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Step 11: Portion your fudge for eating.
Detailed Guide
Making Russian fudge will requires you to first prepare the fudge mixture and then allowing the fudge batter to cool until it properly sets into fudge proper.In addition to your ingredients, you will also need:
Baking dish (like a bread pan, 8½" x 4½") Cutting board Cutting knife Large stove top pot (or heavy bottomed saucepan) Measuring cups Metal whisk Thermometer (candy or probe) Wooden spoon
Once your Russian fudge mixture is prepared, you'll have to add it quickly to your baking dish before it firms and becomes difficult to work with.This is why you should grease your pan with unsalted butter before beginning to make your fudge batter.
Salted butter should be avoided, as it is more likely to burn and impart some saltiness to the fudge.Forgetting to grease your pan might result in your fudge burning or getting stuck to your baking dish.
The fudge batter also easily absorbs oil, leading to altered flavors and increased stickiness to the dish. , Put your pot or saucepan on your stove and turn the burner to medium heat.Allow your pot to heat for a short while before adding the sugar and milk to it.
Stir the milk and sugar constantly with your wooden spoon while heating the mixture until the sugar dissolves completely.A milky film should appears on top of the mixture when the two ingredients have combined. , Continue stirring your mixture regularly until you notice that the butter, which is one of the ingredients you'll be adding to your mixture, has melted.
You'll also need to add to your sugar-milk mixture:
Butter Condensed milk Salt Corn syrup (or golden syrup) , Turn the heat of your stove-top to high and stir thoroughly and continuously.
You'll want to pay special attention to the bottom of your pot or saucepan; you don't want your mixture to build up on the bottom of your cooking dish.This stage of your fudge mixture preparation can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes., The soft-ball stage is the temperature at which a sugar solution, when dropped into cold water, forms into soft, malleable balls.This can be measured with a probe or candy thermometer. 235°F (112.78°C) – 240°F (115.56°C) is the temperature range for the soft-ball stage., At this point, your Russian fudge mixture should appear golden brown appearance.
You'll want to wait about five minutes or so, until the mixture has thickened. , Once your fudge batter has cooled, you should beat it with a whisk until the consistency of it is about that of melted chocolate or thick caramel.
The whisking process may take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes., Once your fudge batter has thickened to the consistency of melted chocolate/thick caramel and stirring becomes somewhat difficult, pour your fudge immediately into your greased pan.As soon as your fudge batter reaches the appropriate consistency, you should transfer it to your baking dish; it will quickly set and become difficult to work with., Your fudge should be fully set at room temperature after roughly two hours have passed.
You can aid in the setting process by allowing your fudge batter to cool and then putting it into your refrigerator until the fudge is firm., Now that your fudge has set, you can cut it into small or large squares and place it on a serving dish.
Your fudge will stay fresh at room temperature for about 7 to 14 days in an air tight container, and should not be refrigerated, as this will negatively impact the fudge's consistency.If you would like to save some of your Russian fudge for a later date, you can freeze your fudge wrapped in wax paper and sealed in an airtight container for several months.
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