Best Ys English Toffee Recipes

YS ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter, water, and vanilla in a medium sauce pan. Cook over low to medium heat, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (300 degrees). Remove from heat and pour onto a greased cookie sheet. While hot, cover with chocolate chips. Spread when melted. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. Break into pieces when cooled.

PECAN ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• butter a 9x13 baking dish and scatter pecan halves evenly across the bottom.
• in heavy sauce pan, melt butter, add sugar and bring to a boil.
• Boil approximately 12 minutes or until candy reaches 290°.
• Add chopped pecans and stir to mix, then pour over halves in backing dish.
• Place candy bars on top, allow to melt and then smooth over. ( i like to use high quality chocolate, but Hersheys will do).
• Chill thoroughly , turn pan over, dump on counter and break up by whacking with heavy spoon.

ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• Combined butter, sugar and water in a heavy sauce pan.
• Cook stirring constantly to the hard crack stage or 300 degrees.
• Immedieately pur into a buttered 9x13 cake pan, spreading quickly.
• Cool When cooled break into pieces and dip into the dipping chocolate.
• Place on waxed paper to set up.
• Sprinkle with ground nuts.
• When set place in an air tight container.

ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• Butter a 12-by-18-inch baking pan. Cover two large cutting boards or cardboard pieces with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, corn syrup, and 3 tablespoons water. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat, stir in 1 cup almonds, and pour out into prepared pan, spreading the mixture with the back of a spoon to fill the pan.
• Before candy hardens, but when it is firm enough to handle, turn it out onto parchment-lined board. Allow to cool completely.
• Wipe the surface of candy with a damp paper towel to remove excess butter, and allow to dry.
• Using a small offset spatula, quickly spread half the chocolate over candy. Scatter 1/2 cup of the remaining almonds over chocolate. Cover with parchment paper, and place second cutting board on paper. Turn candy over onto second surface. Remove top board and paper, quickly spread candy with remaining chocolate, and scatter with the remaining 1/2 cup almonds. Refrigerate for 20 minutes to set chocolate.
• Break candy into 2-inch pieces. The candy may be stored in an airtight container at cool room temperature for up to 1 week; use parchment paper to separate layers.

ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• In heavy saucepan, combine butter, sugar, water, and salt.
• Cook to hard-crack stage (300°F) stirring with a WOODEN SPOON constantly and watching carefully. Do not try a plastic spoon, it will melt into your delicious candy!
• Immediately pour into ungreased 13"x9" pan.
• Cool until hard.
• Melt chocolate over hot, but not boiling water.
• Spread over toffee; sprinkle with nuts, pressing them into chocolate.
• Let stand 2-3 hours or chill 30 minutes.
• Break into bite-size pieces.

GOLDEN ENGLISH TOFFEE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, stirring until all dissolved, then boil without stirring until the mixture is dark golden.
• Test by spooning a few drops into a cup of cold water.
• The toffee is done when it hardens at once into a crisp ball.
• Take off heat and pour into a flat oiled pan to make a layer about 1/2 inch thick.
• When toffee is tepid, score into squares, and when cool break with a hammer and store in an airtight container.