Old Fashioned Butter Crunch

By sgammy28

Ingredients

• 2 cups finely chopped almonds
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 tbls light corn syrup
• 2 tbls water
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Spread almonds in shallow pain; toast in a 350 oven until golden.

Melt butter and shortening in a large heavy saucepan; add sugar, corn syrup and water. Cook, stirring often, to hard crack state (300 on a candy thermometer). in Remove from heat, stir in 1 cup of the toasted almonds. Pour quickly into a 13x10x1 inch well buttered tray; cool completely.

When set, turn our in one piece onto waxed paper. Spread half of the melted chocolate over top, sprinkle with 1/2 cup almonds; let set. Turn candy over; spread with remaining chocolate. Sprinkle with remaining almonds. Let stand until chocolate sets. Break into pieces. Makes 1 lb candy.