English toffee is a delicious hard, buttery candy that may be coated in chocolate and nuts. You can get English toffee at almost any supermarket or candy store. However, store bought English toffee can be salty and may contain numerous artificial flavorings, colorings and preservatives. Making your own homemade English toffee can allow you to control the ingredients, such as the amount of chocolate and sugar.
Instructions
1. Cover a baking tray with wax paper. Pour 2 cups of raw almonds, cashews or pecans on the tray and bake on 350 F for 15 minutes, or golden brown.
2. Remove the chopped nuts from the oven and set aside to cool for 15 minutes. Pour the roasted almonds into a food processor or blender and chop for about 5 seconds. Transfer the chopped almonds to an airtight container and set aside.
3. Grease a large baking dish with butter. Pour some chopped almonds on the bottom of the baking dish. Make sure the bottom is completely covered with the almonds. Set the baking dish aside for later.
4. Melt 2 cups of unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir the butter until it is completely melted. You can use margarine if you cannot eat butter.
5. Add 2 cups of brown sugar and 2 tbsp. of corn syrup into the melted butter and constantly stir until the brown sugar is dissolved. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the saucepan making sure the bulb doesn't touch the bottom of the pan. Keep stirring the butter mixture until the candy thermometer reads 300 F, which is the crack stage. Quickly remove the saucepan from the heat source.
6. Pour the mixture into the baking dish with the chopped nuts. Spread the mixture evenly and quickly using a spatula, since the mixture will harden immediately. Set aside and let cool for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.
7. Melt 2 cups of baking chocolate chips or chocolate bars in a saucepan. Pour the melted chocolate on the toffee and spread out using a spatula.
8. Sprinkle the left over chopped almonds on the chocolate layer. Let the English toffee cool for about 1 hour.
9. Break the toffee apart into squares of any size. Serve or place the toffee into an airtight container and store in the fridge.
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