Christmas: Toffee Butter Crunch
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted almonds or pecans
1/2 cup finely chopped toasted almonds or pecans
Recipe
Melt butter in a large saucepan.
Add sugar and corn syrup.
Cook over medium heat, stirring now and then, to hard-crack stage (300 F on your candy thermometer) - watch carefully after temperature reaches 280 F.
Quickly stir in coarsely chopped nuts; spread in well-greased 13x9 inch pan.
Cool thoroughly.
Turn out on waxed paper; spread top with half the melted
chocolate; sprinkle with half the finely chopped nuts. Cover with waxed paper; invert; spread again with remaining chocolate.
Sprinkle top with remaining nuts.
If necessary, chill to firm chocolate.
Break into pieces.
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