English Toffee

Name: English Toffee
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 Tbsps (1 stick, plus 6 tablespoons) butter; 170 grams semisweet chocolate chips or thin chocolate bars; 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 Dash salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps cold water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give English Toffee a try. This recipe serves 40. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 89 calories, 0g of protein, and 7g of fat. Head to the store and pick up butter, sugar, pecans, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Generously butter a cookie sheet.

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Butter

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Baking Sheet

Put butter, sugar, and water in a heavy pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Bring to a bubbling boil, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

Water

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Remove spoon from pan, and cook to a very brittle stage (300 degrees to 310 degrees F on a candy thermometer). Or, make a cold water test: candy will separate into hard, brittle threads when dropped in cold water.

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Candy

Water

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Candy Thermometer

Frying Pan

Remove from heat and add nuts to mixture.

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Nuts

Add vanilla and salt.

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Vanilla

Salt

Pour onto prepared cookie sheet and spread to 1/4-inch thickness. Cool slightly, top with chocolate chips or chocolate bars, and spread as it melts. Cool completely and break into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

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Chocolate Chips