Just look what 2 sticks of butter and a cup of sugar can make!
(besides heartburn)
(besides heartburn)
This is the second of my Christmas recipes. The first was Christmas Clam Chowder, from last Friday.
I posted this recipe a couple years ago, but thought you might not mind getting a refresher. After all, it easy, delicious, and an all-time favorite. What could be better than that! In fact, you might want to make two batches - and with this recipe, making two separate batches works much better than trying to make one double batch. Take my word for it.
Okay, I'd like a show of hands here: How many of you have been keeping this a secret from me these oh-so-many years?? If I'd known then what I know now, I would never have bought a Heath Bar, a Skor bar, or a piece of English Toffee. Ever. This is simple.
When I did the Google Search for English Toffee, the entry that caught my eye was Cooking for Engineers. What??! So of course I clicked on that one. What I found next, as I scrolled down past all the usual wordy, imagey stuff, was this CHART which showed at a glance exactly what I needed, what I needed to do, and when I needed to do it. It was perfect!
(You'll need to click on the link above for the easy recipe.)
Once you get to the recipe, you'll notice that just above the recipe, on the right, is a link, 'recipe card.' It allows you to print out only the chart, which I did, and then I noticed a recipe for lemon bars, so I printed out the chart for that also. Mmmmm. Lemon bars!
(You'll need to click on the link above for the easy recipe.)
Once you get to the recipe, you'll notice that just above the recipe, on the right, is a link, 'recipe card.' It allows you to print out only the chart, which I did, and then I noticed a recipe for lemon bars, so I printed out the chart for that also. Mmmmm. Lemon bars!
Toffee, after chocolate chips and crushed almonds are applied
English Toffee, Ready to Serve
A few things you will want to know:
1. I set my burner between LOW and MED and toward the end, only lowered it. Be patient.
2. It does take about 15 minutes of steady, seriously fast stirring as you're waiting for the toffee to reach 300 degrees. (It helps a lot to have a candy thermometer!)
3. Do not make a commitment to lose 10 pounds until this stuff is out of the house! Don't say you weren't warned.
P.S. The best price I've found on almonds is at Farm & Fleet, but I actually like the Blue Diamond almonds better. I buy the big bags at Walmart. They don't last long around here.
P.S. The best price I've found on almonds is at Farm & Fleet, but I actually like the Blue Diamond almonds better. I buy the big bags at Walmart. They don't last long around here.
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