Fudge disaster

[Curlykale]

Hi everyone

I made some fudge tonight with my daughter (for her to take to school tomorrow), but it didn't turn out very well. It is greasy and smooth/hard on the top, and soft on the inside. It just tastes of sugar.

I followed Nigella Lawson's "domestic goddess" book recipe, using evaporated milk.

Having spent the rest of the evening googling fudge making, I think the problem was that I didn't let it boil for long enough or beat it enough. The recipe didn't go into much detail really.

So I now have a tray full of greasy squares of sugar.

Is there anything I can use it for?

I'm going to try and make some more tomorrow - does anyone have any tips? It will have to be a quickish recipe as it will have to be done tomorrow morning before school.

I have another tin of evaporated milk and one of condensed milk. I saw a recipe (I think it is James Martins') where he just used ordinary milk instead. Has anyone tried this?

Any advice/tips/pointers gratefully received!

[rustylady]

Can't you melt it down and reboil?

[zazen999]

Yes, it needs to get the the right temp and be beaten enough [until it grows glossy IIRC]

[endymion]

Is there anything I can use it for?

You could try using the fudge you've made as the base for Millionaire's Shortbread, if you've got shortbread ingredients and some chocolate for topping.

Here's a BBC recipe as a guide, it doesn't matter if the fudge base is a bit runny.

[Curlykale]

Can't you melt it down and reboil?

Doh! Why didn't I think of that! That's what I did and it was perfect. Thanks everyone. Love Millionaire's shortbread so am going to make that too