English Toffee Candy Recipe - How to Make English Toffee. 1. Toast the nuts by spreading them on a cookie sheet and placing them in a 325-degree oven for approximately 10 minutes. Stir them every 3-4 minutes, and remove them once they darken and become fragrant. Let the nuts cool, then chop them finely. 2. Prepare a 12x16 inch cookie sheet by lining it with aluminum foil and spraying it with nonstick cooking spray. 3. Combine the butter, sugar, water and corn syrup in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. View All Toffee Recipes. Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel Topped Shortbread. There are few things more rewarding than being able to successfully prepare a chewy, buttery caramel. It’s a scary process for many, but, well, I don’t get scared too easily.
Let’s determine why NOT to be scared. Butter. Sugar. A little Cream. I have $2. If it fails, it fails. So now let’s go over why you SHOULD make caramel yourself. Because it’s freaking fantastic. It’s THAT good. I chose to pour mine onto a shortbread base and top it with a nice dark chocolate. it’s been a huge hit around here, and why not? Never mind that burn you see on my chin. Dark Chocolate and Salted Caramel Topped Shortbread Ingredients For Shortbread: 10 tbsp. salted butter, melted 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. salt Zest of half an orange 1 egg yolk, whisked 1 2/3 cups All Purpose flour For Caramel: 14 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup light brown sugar 3/4 cup light corn syrup 2 tsp. sea salt 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste Sea salt flakes, to top Instructions Notes.
Peppermint Patties. Cookies, do we have a treat for you. Er well, yes, we do always have treats for you, (this being a baking blog and all) but today’s treat is an extra special treat. Yup, we made you candy. Homemade candy! You know, boiling sugar, tempering chocolate, hours and hours of back breaking labor. All to make you lovelies these delectable homemade peppermint patties. Ok fine. So there was no boiling sugar. And the chocolate tempering was more like placing the chocolate in a glass bowl and then microwaving. And yes, ok, fine, the hours and hours of back breaking labor was more like minutes and minutes of labor. Thank goodness for the all important candy quality control which required taste tests at the beginning, middle and end of the candy making process. Actually, it was easier than a walk in the park. Just a quick mix, roll, slice and dunk. And since nothing is more holiday-ish-y than chocolate and mint, wrap a few up and give them away so everyone knows about your candy making prowess.
Our Best Christmas Candy from Better Homes & Gardens. Chocolate-Mint Divinity Ridiculously smooth and creamy, divinity is as dreamy as its name. Add a seasonal crunch to this chocolate candy with a light sprinkling of crushed peppermint hard candies. Makes: 81 servings Yield: 81 pieces Prep: 25 mins Cook: 20 mins Try these ideas for delicious food gifts Salted Chocolate-Caramel Clusters Salty, sweet, crunchy, chewy -- the best of candy's flavors and textures come together in this ultimate two-bite delight.
The coarse sea salt is optional, but it adds both a tongue-tingling saltiness and a pretty snowlike topper. Makes: 20 servings Yield: 20 to 24 clusters Prep: 20 mins Stand: 1 hr Thin Mint Bark A chocolate-wafer base supports beautifully swirled mint and milk chocolate baking pieces for a gorgeous, refreshing Christmas candy. Grandma Utahna Felix's English Toffee. Click HERE to enter my drawing for the Mrs. Christmas apron. I have been making this toffee and giving it to friends and family for years. It is simply delicious and is the main goodie that I make at Christmas. Recently, my sister Jacqueline (Purple Chocolat Home) and I had a day of making toffee at my home. Do not be intimidated by making toffee; this is really the most easy candy to make --- and the most delicious.
It is a vintage recipe of my husband's Grandma Utahna. Utahna, Leo, and LaVar Felix in the 1930's This is so delicious that sometimes I have made up to 26 batches to give away to family and friends at Christmas! I am giving you the recipe as it was given to me. Can you see me in the bottom right Christmas ball? Recipe for Utahna's English Toffee 1 cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 3 tablespoons water 1 cup toasted pecans broken in pieces--Toast in 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes. Milk chocolate chips Place toasted pecans in the bottom of 8 x8 pyrex pan. House and Hone: Hone-made Amish Caramel ♥ yummy treat! Have you ever wanted to make your own caramel but weren't sure what to do? Well this post will show you how to do just that!
The full recipe is at the bottom of the post! :) And there you have it! Amish Caramel everyone will love! Amish Caramel 2 c. white sugar 2 c. heavy cream 1 3/4 c. corn syrup 1 c. butter 1 tsp. vanilla Boil together sugar, syrup, butter, and a little cream. Are you in the mood for caramel???