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Frances Falcon’s English Toffee
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Recipe By: Alice Morrow
FRANCES FALCON’S ENGLISH TOFFEE
Ingredients
- 2 c. sugar
- 2 c. butter
- 1 ¼ c. sliced almonds or peanuts, divided (The ¼ c. must be ground very fine in food processor.)
- ¼ c. plus 1 T. water
- 12-oz. bag semisweet chocolate morsels
Instructions
- Very important to have an accurate candy thermometer.
- Combine sugar, butter, 1 c. nuts and water in large, heavy saucepan.
- Cook over medium-high heat to hard crack stage (300 degrees), stirring constantly.
- After butter melts, this takes about 12 minutes. DO NOT LEAVE POT UNATTENDED!!!! IT MUST BE STIRRED CONSTANTLY!!!
- When mixture reaches 300 degree, quickly pour into a 17x11.5x1 inch nonstick jelly roll pan, spreading to the edges of the pan.
- Have prepared close by, chocolate morsels and remaining ¼ c. nuts which have been ground very fine in food processor.
- Sprinkle morsels over hot pan of toffee. Let stand 1 minute or until chocolate begins to melt.
- Spread chocolate over entire toffee layer.
- Sprinkle with remaining ¼ c. nuts.
- Refrigerate until set.
- When set, remove from refrigerator and break into pieces.
- Store into airtight container in refrigerator. Will keep for weeks. Can also be frozen.
Notes
*****Makes 2 ½ lbs.