Butterscotch is a sweet and savory flavor used in desserts, candies, and sauces. It originated in England and can be made at home with sugar, corn syrup, water, and vinegar. Butterscotch is also a color, described as a tawny yellow.
Butterscotch is that buttery, more savory-than-caramel taste that flavors dessert sauces and hard candies. It’s also a color.
Many people know butterscotch from the drops of hard candy available in stores around the world. A candy company makes a “butter rum” flavor that is similar. Even if there is no alcohol present, it tends to have a sort of liqueur flavor which is likely due to the heated sugar. Its history originates in England and the “scotch” part of the name may be derived from the word “scotch”, as the sugar is heated to a fairly high temperature.
Butterscotch candies can be made at home by combining sugar, corn syrup, water and vinegar and heating them to hard crack stage – 300°F or 149°C. The candy is then dropped by teaspoonfuls onto a buttered cookie sheet and left to cool to make old-fashioned candy.
Along with hot fudge, butterscotch is a popular dessert sauce and ice cream topping. A home recipe includes dark brown sugar, light corn syrup, butter, heavy cream, milk, and cornstarch. The mixture is cooked until it thickens into a syrup. It doesn’t harden like candy and is used on ice cream, fruit and other treats.
Brownies, cookies, and cakes may have a butterscotch flavor, and icing with this flavor is also popular. Butterscotch “crisps” — like chocolate chips — are available in many places and used in recipes from brownies to fudge. It is also a popular pudding flavour. Recipes for butterscotch can be found in cookbooks, on the back of mix boxes, and on the internet.
Sometimes, something is referred to as being a butterscotch color. This usually means a sort of tawny yellow – not quite tan, but not true yellow either. Horses can be described as having this colour, for example.
Butterscotch may not be as popular for desserts as chocolate, but it’s always a sweet change of pace. With the variety of recipes available, any cook can incorporate it into something delicious.
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