English Butter Toffee

Ingredients

Instructions

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 lb salted butter (two sticks)
  • 3 tbls water
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 Hershey's chocolate bars.
  • Pecans, slivered almonds, walnuts or peanuts, chopped
Butter a baking dish and set aside.

Combine sugar, butter, water and vanilla. Bring to a boil and stir consistently until mixture turns a light golden brown. (think coffee with cream, very light brown). Boil for 10 minutes. If you over boil the mixture it will start to separate and crystalize.

Remove from heat and carefully pour the mixture onto the buttered baking sheet.

Unwrap the Hershey chocolate bars and set them on the the top of the toffee. Wait a minute or two and spread the chocolate over the toffee. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Allow to set until the chocolate is cooled or chill in the refrigerator.

Lift edges and break apart.