Lee's Original Macaroon Bar 70g (24 x 70g Confectionery Bars Boxed)

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To avoid any confusion between the three of them, and to discover more about the nationality of a macaron or macaroon, read my article What's the Difference Between a Macaron and a Macaroon? What could be in the bags? Macarons, macaroons or Scottish macaroon bar snow balls? Keep in the freezer until ready to dip. When you are ready to finish the macarons, melt the chocolate.

The Macaroon bars were the first product created by Lees of Scotland in 1931 and continue to be one of our best-selling products almost 90 years later. We’re delighted that these will now be sold in M&S stores across Scotland along with our Traditional Scottish Tablet bars.” Tablet, fudge and coconut ice bars soon followed before John perfected the formula for both tea cakes and snowballs. The company grew from strength to strength and even partnered with and bought Heather Cameron Foods in the 80s. Line a baking sheet (which will fit into your freezer) with greaseproof/wax paper or a silicone baking mat. Shape mixture into a rectangle on the sheet and place in the freezer for about 4 hours or longer. With ingredients short, its simple recipe was a bonus, and McCowan hit on the idea of selling “Dainties” – toffee gobstoppers sold for a halfpenny to suit the straitened financial climate of the time. Andrew died in 1951, and his son Robert sold the company to Nestlé in 1959, though McCowan’s continued to sell Highland Toffee under its own brand. Increased sales have meant an increase in production and more production lines. This, in turn, has led to an increase in the number of staff:In 1998, Lees created massive new premises an 82,000 sqaure foot factory, purpose built for them - still in Coatbridge, where all of Lees products being manufactured there. Peel the potato and cut it into quarters, then boil until soft. Rinse off the extra starch in cold water. Mash until smooth in a large mixing bowl and leave to cool completely. retro sweet shops. Lees are popular in shops and in some regions The Toffee Man franchise of door to door selling sweets still sell them.

Lees of Scotland’s Tablet and Macaroon bars are set to go on sales in 58 M&S stores across Scotland this week, their first listing with the retailer. Cut it into small bite-sized squares or shape bars using your hands. Alternatively, you can shape them into small balls. You should get around 20 bite-sized bars out of the mixture. In the meantime, measure out 180g of unsweetened desiccated coconut. Place half of it into a dry frying pan over a medium-high heat and stir continuously until it turns golden brown. It’s important that you keep stirring otherwise the coconut will burn. Inspired by Jacqueline's blog at TinnedTomatoes.com. I've found that the amount of sugar will vary, depending on how dry your potato is. Boil potato until soft; drain and mash well. I know it seem a very small amount but it is all you need (promise). Cool this slightly.

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Inspired by the traditional Scottish Macaroon Bar, enjoy bite-sized mini snow balls of this sweet treat, made of sugar, toasted coconut, chocolate - and potato! Not to be confused with the Parisian macaron or the coconut macaroon, this is the Scottish real McCoy but made into balls rather than bars. Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day. This time we're talking about a macaroon made with potato, so let's roll our sleeves up as this will be messy. As I personally find them particularly sweet, we're converting traditional Scottish Macaroon Bars into these Scottish Macaroon Bar Snow Balls! They are not just gluten free but vegan too! Peel the potatoes once they have cooled down. You should be able to just use your fingers if you like because the skin will come off super easily. Calling all foodies - join our Facebook group 'Tasty Edinburgh' where we share all the best places to eat and drink.

Lees is far from the only iconic Scottish sweetie maker, with generations of schoolchildren able to testify to the allure – and chewiness – of McCowan’s Highland Toffee. We have done a little bit of radio. It is something we’re looking at. A lot of the older generation remember the jingle; ‘Lees, Lees, more if you please!’. We have to attract younger consumers so it’s a consideration but we’re limited by the cost of advertising and marketing, whatever we spend we’ve got to spend it wisely.” Created in 1931 from the humble beginnings of a Coatbridge grocery, John Justice Lee, the owner's son, discovered a love for sweets. While experimenting in the shop and trying to a smooth chocolate fondant bar he created the first ever Lees Macaroon bar. John Justice Lees. Picture: Lees The other day I wanted to prepare some British treats for the Lycée International's school Christmas Fête, west of Paris. Since I was already on a roll with these vegan no-bake chocolate-coconut snowballs, making mini snow ball versions of a Scottish Macaroon Bar make them a little less naughty with all that sugar! The television ads may now only be nostalgic memories but Clive doesn’t rule out completely a TV or radio ad campaign at some point in the future.Update December 2017: My friend, Christina Conte also has a recipe for the more classic shape of Bars - but at the time of writing I hadn't discovered her yet!

Lees of Scotland posted record profits for the last financial year, that’s in stark contrast to the position of the firm in the early nineties when it almost had to be placed in the hands of administrators. Measure out 480g of icing sugar. Add around ¼ of it into the potato mixture and give it a good stir. At this point, the mixture will become soft and runny. Step 4: When the chocolate is melted, remove the bars or balls from the freezer. Dip each one into the chocolate then roll it in the coconut. This part gets quite messy so you’ll probably need to wash your hands in between each one. Step 10: He said: “The turnover fell but the turnover then being achieved was profitable and they were able to turn the company around.” At this point, you can roll the macaroon mixture into small balls and flatten them, or for the traditional style, shape it into a rectangle on the sheet and then place in the freezer for about 4 hours or longer.

Macaroon Bar Recipe

He added: “We’re doing well this year and we’re probably ahead of where we were last year so everything remains positive, we’re obviously working in a difficult economic environment and it’s still challenging and competitive. Gradually start to add and mix the icing sugar until it becomes very stiff and hard to mix any more. (You may need less or more than in ingredient list; it depends on the potato).