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Why is my toffee cloudy?


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Last night I whipped up a batch of toffee. Over the past few months I've probably made this toffee at least 5 times, but this is the first time it's turned out opaque (like a Werthers). I used a different molasses but don't think that's the cause. Maybe I wasn't paying as much attention as I did before...I've become quite comfortable with the recipe (maybe a little too comfortable?)

Anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone knows what the heck I did. It's still tasty, but not as pretty and I'd like to prevent the cloudiness in the future.

Any thoughts/comments are greatly appreciated!

Traca

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The only thing I could think of is that is crystalized on you. Did the texture feel any different when you ate it? When sugar crystalized it changes the look/color of the candy. This can be caused from sugar crystals on the side of the pot falling back into the mixture after a boil or even stiring to hard...Let me know if that might match what it looks like...

Have a good one,

Robert

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you are going to have to give a recipe and the procedures you took. Theres a pretty good chance you just cooked it too long, or hot.

crystallization sounds pretty key though.

Dean Anthony Anderson

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The only thing I could think of is that is crystalized on you.  Did the texture feel any different when you ate it? When sugar crystalized it changes the look/color of the candy.  This can be caused from sugar crystals on the side of the pot falling back into the mixture after a boil or even stiring to hard...

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Hmm...my guess is that it's probably the sugar crystals from the side of the pot and I might have had the heat a little higher than I did before. I was using a different pot and was fooling around with that to.

As for the texture...I didn't notice a huge difference. Maybe less snap but overall, would you expect the texture to be significantly different?

Ah well...I'll chalk it up to a good learning experience and try another batch tonight.

Traca

Seattle, WA

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