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Scots Barley Sugar
Scots Barley Sugar is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic sweet (candy) of a sugar and barley liquid flavoured with liquorice that is clarified with an egg white and set until firm. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Scots Barley Sugar.
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
90 minutes
Total Time:
110 minutes
Makes:
20+
Rating: 
Tags : Scottish Recipes
Scots Barley Sugar: Classic Scottish recipe for a sweet (candy) of a sugar and barley liquid flavoured with liquorice that is clarified with an egg white and set until firm — coloured barley sugar twists shown above plain twists.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp pearl barley
1 liquorice stick
450g sugar
1 egg white
butter or oil
Method:
Combine the barley with a little water and bring to a boil. Pour off the water then add fresh boiling water (at least 400ml) and the liquorice stick. Continue boiling until all the flavour has been leached from the liquorice.
Pour the liquid into a bowl and set aside to settle. Combine the sugar with 300ml of the liquorice and barley liquid. Stir to dissolve then beat in the egg white to clarify. Transfer to a pan, bring to a boil and continue boiling, stirring only infrequently, until it reaches the Soft Crack Stage (when you drop a bit of this syrup into cold water, it will solidify into threads that, when removed from the water, are flexible, not brittle. They will bend slightly before breaking).
Grease an earthenware baking dish with butter or oil then pour in the sugar syrup. Double the barley sugar over and quickly cut into strips with a pair of scissors. Give these a twist and set aside on a greased baking tray to harden. Store in an air-tight jar.
