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Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 c. Sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 c. Water
  • 1 1/4 c. Butter (2 1/2 sticks)
  • 1 1/2 c. Minced blanched almonds, divided
  • 1 c. Finely minced walnuts, divided
  • 1 tsp Rum extract
  • 4 ounce Lowfat milk chocolate, broken into pcs

Method

  • Butter a 15x10" jelly roll pan; set aside.
  • Combine sugar, salt, water and butter in a heavy 3-qt saucepan.
  • Heat to boiling on medium-high heat.
  • Add in 3/4 c. almonds and cook, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (300-310 degrees).
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in remaining 3/4 c. almonds, 1/2 c. walnuts, and rum extract, mixing only sufficient to combine.
  • Very quickly, pour into prepared pan.
  • Spread proportionately.
  • Place chocolate on hot toffee till melted.
  • Spread chocolate proportionately over toffee.
  • Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 c. walnuts.
  • Cold; break into pcs.
  • Makes: 50 pcs