Sue Lawrence

Isle of Skye Gin Tablet

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    30 pieces

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Taste of Scotland’s Islands
A Taste of Scotland’s Islands

By Sue Lawrence

Published 2019

  • About

This is based on the Wilson brothers’ mother Kirsty’s famous tablet recipe, handed down from the brothers’ great-great-grandmother. Here it is enlivened by a good splash of their famous gin. I think the spicy (almost cinnamon-like) flavour of Misty Isle gin brings out the richness of this delicious traditional recipe.

Ingredients

  • 125 g salted butter
  • 1 kg granulated sugar
  • 300

Method

Gently melt the butter, sugar and milk in a pan. Remove from the heat and stir in the condensed milk. Bring the mixture back to the boil for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add the vanilla and continue to heat for a further 10 minutes, now beating constantly with the wooden spoon.

Add the gin, then remove from the heat and continue to beat, by hand for 8 to 10 minutes or with an e