Fruit-and-nut tameletjie
6 to 8
Medium
15 minutes
5 minutes, plus 1 hour’s cooling time
“Tameletjie” is the Afrikaans word for a toffee treat similar to that of brittle. Here, I’ve gone full pelt and packed it with mixed fruit and nuts. Snapped into pieces it can be enjoyed by itself, or, in the ultimate act of decadence, as the crisp topper to a bowl of ice cream.
Ingredients
Method
- ¼ cup sesame seeds
- ½ cup raisins
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- 400 g caster sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1/2 t bicarbonate of soda
- sea salt flakes, for scattering
- vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)
Method
Ingredients
1. First of all get everything ready. You will need a large flat tray lined with baking paper and some extra baking paper handy to help press it all down flat. You won’t have time to get this ready once the caramel has formed. Clear your work surface and make sure you have enough space.
2. Combine the nuts, seeds and dried fruit in a bowl, ready to add to the caramel. Place the sugar and water in a saucepan, stir to dissolve the sugar, then bring to a boil over a medium-high heat. Cook until the caramel turns a deep amber colour.
3. Turn off the heat and stir in the butter, being careful as it might splatter a bit. Add the bicarbonate of soda, then add the fruit-and-nut mixture, quickly stir to coat, then immediately pour out onto the prepared, lined tray.
4. Spread the mixture evenly using a heatproof spatula or top with the other piece of baking paper and use a rolling pin to spread it out. Don’t worry, it doesn’t need to be perfectly flat.
5. Scatter with sea salt flakes and allow to cool completely. You can then break it into shards. Enjoy it as a sweet on its own or with a large bowl of ice cream.
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Extracted with permission from Food Trail South African recipes by Warren Mendes and published by Penguin Random House South Africa.
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