Saturday, December 26, 2009

English Toffee


My girls say I make the best English Toffee ever. The truth is that they probably have never had any other English Toffee. I got the recipe from the mother of a student who gifted me with a share of the toffee in a coffee mug one Christmas. It's quite simple to make, why don't you give it a try?



English Toffee



  • 1# real butter

  • 2 1/4 C sugar

  • 6 oz sliced almonds (about 2 cups) save out 1 oz and chop finely for topping

  • 1 large (8 oz) plain Hershey bar (5 1/2 small bars)*

In heavy aluminum pan put butter and sugar. Place over medium high heat & stir constantly. When mixture pulls away from sides of pan add almonds. Keep cooking & stirring until it becomes the color of coffee with cream in it & "sniffs" as thought the almonds were beginning to scorch (about 12 minutes). Remove from heat immediately and pour quickly onto large cookie sheet with sides. Spread with spatula. Place the broken chocolate around the top. Spread as it melts. Finally, sprinkle with chopped almonds. Let cool. Break into pieces with a knife and enjoy!

*Break chocolate before you get started.

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