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Terrific Toffee
1 cup
unblanched whole almonds,
toasted and coarsely chopped
3/4 cups semisweet chocolate pieces
3/4 cups milk chocolate pieces
1/3 cup white baking pieces
2 Tbsp. malted milk powder
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. water
Line a 13x9x2-inch baking
pan with foil, extending foil over edges of pan.
In a
bowl combine chopped almonds, semisweet and milk chocolate
pieces, and white baking pieces. Sprinkle half (about 1
1/2 cups) of the nut/chocolate piece mixture over
the bottom
of prepared baking pan.
Sprinkle malted milk powder over
mixture in pan.
In a 2-quart heavy saucepan combine butter, sugar, and water.
Cook over medium heat to boiling, stirring to dissolve sugar
Clip a candy thermometer to the pan. Cook stirring
frequently, until thermometer registers 290 degrees F
(soft-crack stage) about 15 minutes.
Mixture should boil
at a steady rate over the entire surface
(adjust heat as
necessary so that the mixture does not boil over.)
Remove from heat,
remove thermometer. Pour mixture quickly over nuts and
chocolate pieces in pan. Immediately sprinkle remaining
nut/chocolate piece mixture
over toffee. Cool about 1
hour before breaking into pieces.
If necessary, chill
15 minutes until chocolate is firm. |