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Double Nut English Toffee Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Butter a 15 inch x 10 inch x 1 inch pan with 1 1/2 teaspoons butter set aside
  • in a heavy saucepan, combine sugar and remaining butter
  • cook and stir over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 290 degrees( soft crack stage)
  • remove from heat stir in almonds
  • immediately pour into prepared pan
  • sprinkle with 1 cup of the chocolate chips let stand until the chips become glossy........spread evenly over the top
  • sprinkle with 1 cup pecans
  • cover and refrigerate until set about 1 hour...........
  • in microwave melt remaining chips
  • stir unti smooth
  • spread over toffee and sprinkle with remaining pecans..cover and refrigerate again for 30 minutes
  • then break into 2 inch pieces
  • store in an airtight container
  • yields 3 1/2 pounds candy.............

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    " It was excellent "
    mark555 ate it and said...
    Tink,
    Fantastic recipe, I do something similar (yours sounds better) and people ask if the secret ingredient if Crack Cocaine because they can't stop eating it. Great posting.
    Mark
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    " It was excellent "
    paulasue1 ate it and said...
    Hey Tink,
    It seems I already checked this recipe out and gave you a five rating. Printed it and everything. English Toffee surely is a food of the Gods. LOve ya,
    Paula
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  • thegoldminer 15 years ago
    OK, I made this Tuesday night (12-23-08). My candy thermometer never made it past 225 so after an 35 minutes I poured in the pan. I will post REAL pics and everything that was incurred in making this --------
    WONDERFUL TASTING TOFFEE RECIPE. FULL STORY AND PICS SOON. BEST AS ALWAYS, JJ. THANK GOD IT IS LOW CAL AND NON-FATTING.

    I have posted this wonderful recipe. JJJJJJJJJJJ
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    " It was excellent "
    peetabear ate it and said...
    Tink we need to stop this... we will be rolling back and forth to places...!!! another 5 for you dear....
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    " It was excellent "
    jimrug1 ate it and said...
    My mouth is watering!!!!!!! English Toffee is my all time, hands down favorite sweet.....;-)~~
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    " It was excellent "
    paulasue1 ate it and said...
    Tink,
    I LOVE TOFFEE. Isn't it a gift from God? I'm printing this baby and it's going in my book. High 5 to you kid. Thanks,
    Paula
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  • cabincrazyone 15 years ago
    I love toffee. This kind, not the salt water stuff.
    Not only is this double nut, it's double chocolate ... and that's very important. lol
    Thanks for the post.
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    " It was excellent "
    ahmed1 ate it and said...
    Sounds delicious MINI!!
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    " It was excellent "
    michelle73 ate it and said...
    I'm almost glad my candy thermometer quit working. I would eat the whole batch of it if I could make it LOL!
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    " It was excellent "
    lacrenshaw ate it and said...
    Yes, ma'am! My Y ladies are just gonna LOVE these babies. Thanks, sherry and you get an extra special 12 from me on these!
    Lorraine
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