English Toffee

By Bean4bella

Homemade English Toffee is easy to make, and so yummy! Just a few simple ingredients and you'll have melt-in-your-mouth toffee!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon plus 2 cups butter, softened, divided
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

Grease a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pan with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, melt the remaining butter. Add the sugar, corn syrup and salt; cook and stir over medium heat until a candy thermometer reads 295°F (hard-crack stage). Quickly pour into prepared pan. Let stand at room temperature until cool, about 1 hour.

In a microwave, melt chocolate chips;stir until smooth. Spread over toffee. Sprinkle with pecans. Let stand for 1 hour Break into bite-size pieces. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.