@val. 4 years late but I believe Indians (from India) also have a sweet called milk toffee that has the same recipe.

it's amazing how many countries have this recipe under various names. the scots call it 'Scottish Tablet' and Indians called it Milk Toffee. Would love to find out it's real history but who really cares as long as it tastes good.

I can honestly say I don't recall using water when making russian toffee and I use to and still make lot's of it. Mmmmmm
I do recall you add a teaspoon of vanila essence after the boil and just before pouring out onto a tray. You can also add crushed nuts and stir into the toffee also just before pouring. (excellent if you can't get enough of it)

It has always been known as Russian Toffee and was quite popular in the 70s at school fetes in the waxed paper twisted at the ends, along with the rockjaw tofee. As to the heritage I was sure it is a very old welsh recipe.

My mother use to make Russian Toffee for us as children and I loved it, it was a special treat. I have not made it for about 35 years and wanted to make it for my grandchildren and thanks to your website I was able to google it and it is now waiting to cool. I do have the reccipe at home but am many miles away. Many thanks.

I have only just finished making russian toffee because over xmas break we went to relatives and there was russian toffe that my husband absolutly loves. I was given the ingredients but was not sure of the quantities. So I googled it. Oh! for technology. Then I saw all your comments. Very interesting and I too would love to know where it originated. Cheers.

I just idly looked for a recipe for Russian toffee.....fondly recalled from my childhood in the Aussie farming country. I took it to school for some fundraiser when I was about 7, and several classmates lost teeth chewing the delicious sticky stuff! They were just at that "loose tooth" age.I know the recipe called for condensed milk, but I doubt the russian heritage.

I think this recipe may be called Russian Toffee because it contains condensed milk.There is a russian dessert called Karofka which is made from heated cream and sugar. In Finland it is called Kinuski and is traditional in all the nordic countries.

I am curious if you know more about the history of russian toffee, if it really is from Russia. All the research have done tells me that although it is called russian toffee, it's roots are in Scotland. I would love to know if you know the history.