Steps to Prepare Quick almond toffee
almond toffee.
Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, almond toffee. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have almond toffee using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make almond toffee:
- {Get 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- {Take 1 cup of (8 oz,or 2 sticks) salted butter.
- {Take 1/4 cup of water.
- {Prepare 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- {Get 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- {Prepare 1/2 cup of roasted almonds, finely chopped (or pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts; pretty much any roasted nut will be tasty on toffee).
Steps to make almond toffee:
- 1. Line a half-sheet pan (18 x 13) with a silpat or parchment paper..
- 2. Combine the butter, sugar, water and vanilla in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan (a stainless steel pan is useful here for the even heat distribution). Cook over medium heat until it begins to boil.
- 3. Let the sugar boil and bubble away, stirring constantly to prevent burning. Cook it until a candy thermometer registers 300 F, called the hard crack stage. You can also test it by dropping some of the toffee into a cup of ice water- if it is brittle, it’s ready. Don’t rush it by turning the heat to high because it will burn easily (mine took about 20 minutes on medium-low heat). It should be thick and the color of peanut butter. Immediately pour the toffee onto the prepared baking sheet..
- 4. Cool the toffee for about 2 minutes, then sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Let sit for 3-5 minutes until the chocolate is melted, then spread into an even layer on top of the toffee..
- 5. Top the melted chocolate with the finely chopped roasted almonds. Lightly press the almonds into the chocolate so they will stick.
- 6. Let the chocolate set up before breaking the toffee into pieces.
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