English Toffee
(from kintyre’s recipe box)
Notes: don’t melt the butter too quickly. Use low heat or the butter will separate from the candy when it cools.
Source: Chris Gifford
Categories: dessert, nondairy, not tried
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 tablespoons water
Directions
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Melt butter.
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Add sugar, water, and corn syrup.
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Stir until boiling.
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Continue to stir until it reaches hard crack (300 degrees) or turns a light brown.
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Pour into buttered pan.
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Let cool.
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Variations:
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Add 1 cup chopped almonds before pouring into pan.
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After the toffee cools, coat the top with melted chocolate and sprinkle with chopped almonds.
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Almond Rocha – After pouring into pan, let cool until it can be handles.
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Quickly cut into 1 inch squares and fold each square in half.
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Let cool completely.
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Cover with melted chocolate and roll in chopped almonds.