English Toffee
- 1 lb butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1/3 lb raw slivered almonds
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- -Preparea slightly greased cookie sheet pan that has edges (is this called a jelly roll pan?)-Combine butter, sugar, water and corn syrup in a medium saucepan.
- Mix well and cook over medium heat to 260 degrees on a candy thermometer (Be careful, it will be vigorously boiling. This is hot stuff!).
- Stir occasionally, but don't scrape down the sides of the pan because it will make the candy grainy.
- -At260 degrees, add the almonds and stir continuously, but gently until the mixture reaches exactly 300 degrees.
- -Removefrom heat and pour onto slightly greased pan.
- -Spreadout candy to edges and corners.
- -Topwith chocolate chips.
- The heat from the candy will melt the chocolate, after several minutes, spread the chocolate to fully cover toffee.
- -Sprinklewith walnuts if desired, though some people prefer to skip the walnuts. Also other favorite chopped nuts (almonds, peanuts, macadamias, etc. may be substituted for walnuts.
- -Coolcompletely, about 2 or more hours.
- -Breakinto pieces and try not to eat too much yourself.
butter, sugar, water, light corn syrup, almonds, semisweet chocolate chips, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/english-toffee-81569 (may not work)