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[[File:Heath-broken.JPG|thumb|A [[Heath bar|Heath]] candy bar, which is English toffee coated in [[Milk Chocolate|milk chocolate]] ]]
[[File:Heath-broken.JPG|thumb|A [[Heath bar|Heath]] candy bar, which is English toffee coated in [[Milk Chocolate|milk chocolate]] ]]


'''Toffee''' is a [[confectionery|confection]] made by [[caramelization|caramelizing]] [[sugar]] or [[molasses]] (creating [[Inverted sugar syrup|inverted sugar]]) along with [[butter]], and occasionally [[flour]]. The mixture is heated until its temperature reaches the [[hard crack]] stage of {{convert|300|to|310|F|C|order=flip|abbr=on}}. While being prepared, toffee is sometimes mixed with [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] or [[raisin]]s.
'''Toffee''' is an [[England|English]] [[confectionery|confection]] made by [[caramelization|caramelizing]] [[sugar]] or [[molasses]] (creating [[Inverted sugar syrup|inverted sugar]]) along with [[butter]], and occasionally [[flour]]. The mixture is heated until its temperature reaches the [[hard crack]] stage of {{convert|300|to|310|F|C|order=flip|abbr=on}}. While being prepared, toffee is sometimes mixed with [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]] or [[raisin]]s.


== Variants and applications ==
== Variants and applications ==
A popular variant in the [[United States]] is ''English toffee'', which is a very buttery toffee often made with [[almonds]]. It is available in both chewy and hard versions. [[Heath bar]]s are a brand of confection made with an English toffee core. Although named ''English toffee,'' it bears little resemblance to the wide range of confectionery known as toffee currently available in the United Kingdom. However, one can still find this product in the UK under the name "butter crunch". Conversely, in Italy they are known as "mou candies".<ref name="Hughes">{{cite book | title=The Foods of England | publisher=Tomato | author=Hughes, Glyn Lloyd | year=2010 | pages=265 | isbn=9780955694837}}</ref>
A popular variant in the [[United States]] is ''English toffee'', which is a very buttery toffee often made with [[almonds]]. It is available in both chewy and hard versions. [[Heath bar]]s are a brand of confection made with an English toffee core. Although named ''English toffee,'' it bears little resemblance to the wide range of confectionery known as toffee currently available in the United Kingdom. However, one can still find this product in the UK under the name "butter crunch".<ref name="Hughes">{{cite book | title=The Foods of England | publisher=Tomato | author=Hughes, Glyn Lloyd | year=2010 | pages=265 | isbn=9780955694837}}</ref>


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
The origins of the word are unknown. Food writer [[Harold McGee]] claims it to be "from the Creole for a mixture of sugar and molasses", but which [[creole language]] is not specified.<ref name="McGee">{{cite book | title=On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen | publisher=Scribner | author=McGee, Harold | year=2004 | pages=650 | isbn=9780684800011}}</ref> The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' dates the first publication of the word to 1825 and identifies it as a variation of the word ''taffy''<!--This DELIBERATELY does not link to the candy; there is no evidence the British word refers to candy at all.--> (1817), both of which are first recorded as English dialectical{{huh|date=August 2019}}<!-- which dialect? --> words.<ref>"[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50253829 toffee, n. and a.]", ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition 1989</ref><ref>"[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50246098 taffy<sup>1</sup>]", ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition 1989</ref>
The origins of the word are unknown. Food writer [[Harold McGee]] claims it to be "from the Creole for a mixture of sugar and molasses", but which [[creole language]] is not specified.<ref name="McGee">{{cite book | title=On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen | publisher=Scribner | author=McGee, Harold | year=2004 | pages=650 | isbn=9780684800011}}</ref> The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' dates the first publication of the word to 1825 and identifies it as a variation of the word ''taffy''<!--This DELIBERATELY does not link to the candy; there is no evidence the British word refers to candy at all.--> (1817), both of which are first recorded as English dialectical{{huh|date=August 2019}}<!-- which dialect? --> words.<ref>"[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50253829 toffee, n. and a.]", ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition 1989</ref><ref>"[http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50246098 taffy<sup>1</sup>]", ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition 1989</ref>

== In popular culture ==
In the movie [[Borat]], toffee is claimed to have originated from Kazakhstan in the lyrics of [[O Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2006 |title=O Kazakhstan |url=https://genius.com/Borat-o-kazakhstan-lyrics |website=Genius}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Tameletjie]]
* [[Almond Roca]]
* [[Almond Roca]]
* [[Babelutte]]
* [[Babelutte]]
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* [[Russian candy]]
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* [[Sticky toffee pudding]]
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* [[Taffy (candy)]]
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Latest revision as of 14:10, 31 August 2024

This article is about the sweet. For the Premier League team known as "the Toffees", see Everton F.C.
Not to be confused with Taffy (candy).
Toffee
TypeConfectionery
CourseDessert
Place of originEngland
Main ingredientsSugar or molasses, butter
VariationsEnglish toffee, honeycomb toffee
A Heath candy bar, which is English toffee coated in milk chocolate

Toffee is an English 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 149 to 154 °C (300 to 310 °F). While being prepared, toffee is sometimes mixed with nuts or raisins.

Variants and applications

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A popular variant in the United States is English toffee, which is a very buttery toffee often made with almonds. It is available in both chewy and hard versions. Heath bars are a brand of confection made with an English toffee core. Although named English toffee, it bears little resemblance to the wide range of confectionery known as toffee currently available in the United Kingdom. However, one can still find this product in the UK under the name "butter crunch".[1]

Etymology

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The origins of the word are unknown. Food writer Harold McGee claims it to be "from the Creole for a mixture of sugar and molasses", but which creole language is not specified.[2] The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first publication of the word to 1825 and identifies it as a variation of the word taffy (1817), both of which are first recorded as English dialectical[clarification needed] words.[3][4]

See also

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Look up toffee in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toffee.

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Glyn Lloyd (2010). The Foods of England. Tomato. p. 265. ISBN 9780955694837.
  2. ^ McGee, Harold (2004). On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. Scribner. p. 650. ISBN 9780684800011.
  3. ^ "toffee, n. and a.", Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition 1989
  4. ^ "taffy1", Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition 1989
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