Eating My Way Through the Holidays. Festive Food Gifts: Traditional English Toffee! So often we have those cherished childhood memories of homemade candy and cookies that accompanied holiday celebrations. They stick with us for life. I can remember being in eighth grade and determined to replicate a batch of my mother’s English Toffee. I waited for her to go into town and then pulled out her secret recipe. You know, the ones scratched on a 3.5”x5” card. More often than not, they showed a list of ingredients with instructions that simply said, “Bake at 350° for 30 minutes”. Let’s face it, that’s pretty vague compared to what we explain nowadays. As you can imagine, I melted the butter along with the brown sugar and stirred. And stirred. And stirred. So how come it wasn’t turning into this crisp crunchy texture of rich golden butter that fueled my addiction? What could I possibly be doing wrong? There was nothing written on the card to correct this runny, gooey mess. Alas, I scraped it all into the trash, washed the pan, and plopped myself at the kitchen table with my Algebra book. She walked in, smiled, and never said a word.
TRADITIONAL ENGLISH TOFFEE
Ingredients:
1 cup pecans, chopped
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions:
Butter a baking sheet. Spread pecans in a single layer in the center. Heat butter and brown sugar to boiling in a heavy saucepan, stirring constantly. Boil over Medium heat, stirring constantly, for 7 minutes. Immediately spread mixture over pecans on baking sheet. Sprinkle chocolate chips over hot mixture. Place a cookie sheet over pan until chocolate chips are melted. Spread melted chocolate over candy. Refrigerate until firm. Break toffee into pieces.
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A little bit different to what I do, but still lovely, Gail.
Joanna
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I think I’ve used this recipe for my entire adult life. 😍🍃
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No wonder I have a bag of pecans. Yummo!
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Don’t let them go to waste. 😜🌲
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Toffee is definitely better than algebra and would be a real treat for Christmas! It might stop all the talking though! 😋😋🥴🎄🙋♂️
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Munchtime. 🎶
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Yep, another killer … lol. Toffees😍
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Once it’s gone…..it’s gone! 😜
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And that may happen quickly… lol
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My dentist would not like the fact that I like these! 😉 🙂
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Here’s a hint. Place a piece on your tongue and allow the butter and chocolate to melt. Then chew the softened pecans. It saves on the teeth. 😋🍃
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Good idea!!! 🙂
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Well thank you for the actual instructions! I can see how these would be a constant in your holiday (every day) treats!
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Yum-a-yum-yum. 🥁🎶
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Looks sinfully delicious, Gail. I have a lot of friends in the UK; I’m sure they’d be impressed to know I’m going to try making traditional English Toffee! Wishing you and yours a very blessed Christmas! 🙏🏼 🎄 🌟
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You can do it, Nancy. 🌲🌟🍒
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Reblogged this on OPENED HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Buttery Good. 😋
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I think I’ll try this with butterscotch chips or caramel morsels. 😉
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Ooh, that sounds delicious. I might need a sample. 😜
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