ELEGANT TOFFEE

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1 cup unblanched whole almonds
• 1 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1-12 oz. package real milk chocolate pieces
• 1/2 lb. (2 cups) walnuts finely ground

Preparation

Step 1

On foil lined baking sheet, arrange almonds in single layer over an area measuring 12" x 7", set aside. In heavy 2 quart saucepan combine butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. Cook over high heat, stirring constantly with a clean, dry wooden spoon until butter is melted. Continue cooking and stirring for 5-7 minutes or until candy is the color of unblanched almonds. Immediately pour candy, without scraping pan, over almonds, covering all nuts. Cool completely.

Meanwhile, in top part of double boiler melt chocolate over hot (not boiling) water. Break toffee into large pieces. Remove top part of double boiler containing chocolate to work surface. Place ground walnuts in a large bowl near chocolate. Using fork, dip each piece of toffee into the melted chocolate, spreading chocolate over toffee in thin even layers. Scrape off excess chocolate with another fork. Using 2 other forks, coat each piece very lightly with ground walnuts. Place on foil or waxed paper to set. Break into serving size pieces. Store in tightly covered container in fridge.