Almond Butter Crunch
From chefmeow 16 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 12
ALMOND BUTTER CRUNCH DATED 1947 This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Turner Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1997.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups whole blanched almonds chopped shopping list
- 1 cup butter shopping list
- 1-1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup shopping list
- 3 tablespoons water shopping list
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate squares shopping list
How to make it
- Place chopped almonds on a cookie sheet then bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
- Combine butter, sugar, corn syrup and water in a medium heavy saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat for 20 minutes stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of the toasted almonds.
- Pour into a buttered 1 pan spreading quickly and evenly then cool.
- Turn out onto wax paper.
- Melt chocolate squares in the top of a double boiler over hot water then remove from heat.
- Spread half the melted chocolate over top of candy and sprinkle with 1/2 of the nuts then let stand 20 minutes.
- Let set for 20 minutes then turn candy over and spread with remaining chocolate and nuts.
- Let stand until set.
- Break into pieces.
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