How to Make Homemade Butterscotch

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Take the sugar and put it into a pot.

   About enough to cover the sugar ,,, What you have now made is a simple syrup. ,, Also add a shot of cream and a teaspoon of vanilla. , The soft crack stage is about 270-290°F or 132-143°C.
   
   You should have a concentration of about 95% sugar.
   
   If you heat it too long then it will turn into toffee. ,, Make sure you keep stirring it otherwise it will thicken and become a toffee like substance. ,,
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   Step 2: Pour in some water.

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   Step 3: Turn the stove top onto high so the water starts to boil.

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   Step 4: Start stirring the sugar right away to keep it from sticking to the bottom and turning into toffee.

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   Step 5: Keep stirring and adding water until the sugar and water mixture turns into a Brown syrupy mixture.

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   Step 6: Remove from heat.

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   Step 7: Add the butter and stir it into the syrup.

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   Step 8: Put back onto the stove but heat it until it's at the "soft crack" stage.

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   Step 9: Keep heating until it is thick but still fluid.

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    Step 10: Immediately pour it into a bowl or container.

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    Step 11: Let the butterscotch cool

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    Step 12: Enjoy the great taste of butterscotch.

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