HOKEY POKEY
NIGELLA

Photograph by Lis Parsons

INGREDIENTS

100g caster sugar
4 x 15ml tablespoons golden syrup
11/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
Serving Size : Makes 125g
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METHOD

1.Put the sugar and syrup into a saucepan and stir together to mix. You mustn’t stir once the pan’s on the heat, though.
2.Place the pan on the heat and let the mixture first melt, then turn to goo and then to a bubbling mass the colour of maple syrup – this will take 3 minutes or so.
3.Off the heat, whisk in the bicarbonate of soda and watch the syrup turn into a whooshing cloud of aerated pale gold. Turn this immediately onto a piece of reusable baking parchment or greased foil.
4.Leave until set and then bash at it, so that it splinters into many glinting pieces.



REVIEWS

i made this and smashed it up after leaving it for 8hours to set and placed it in a bowl.after 5minutes it stuck together.not only did it stick but it tasted disgusting.was there a reason for this as i followed the instructions step by step?

laurynthecook

For the Hokey pokey, Thanks

conniep

I made this yesterday evening, it was really 5 minutes and it has set in 30 minutes. I have broken it to small pieces right away and its simply fantastic! I will use it to vanilla ice cream, caramel milk... Lauryn: I don't know why yours went wrong, maybe it got burnt or there was sg wrong with the ingredients. It should simply taste like caramel.

Hokeypokey

Caster sugar in, 100 grams of this, Golden Syrup in, 60 ml of that. You stir it all together, And you heat the pan, That's what it's all about. Leave it all in, But take your hands out, It will first melt in, And bubble all about. You doing Hokey Pokey And you take it off the heat, That's what it's all about. Bicarbonate in, of soda that is, You whisk it in, A teaspoon and a half. You doing Hokey Pokey And you turn yourself around, That's what it's all about. You put a spoon in, You take the golden mass out, Put it on baking paper, And bash it once set. You have done Hokey Pokey And you should be proud, That's what it's all about.

Biozoo

I just made the Hokey Pokey and it's great. Ate most of it so I'll have make another batch before the family gets home.

Betsie

I have made it a couple of times and my mum loves it but it does go really sticky in the mouth and practically pulls out my fillings! Sure my dentist wouldn't approve! Also too much bicarb makes it salty and horrible so I limit to 1 tsp.

belle_ange

can you use baking powder?coz i REALLY want to make dis but im afraid of screwing it up:S

Stewey

Fantastic chopped up into a shortbread biscuit batter.

Angeldrawers

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