Photo: Butter Toffee Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 packed cup light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper.
Combine the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and heavy cream in a medium heavy saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Continue to cook until the mixture reaches 300 degrees F, or the hard-crack stage (a drop of boiling syrup immersed in cold water crackles).
Remove from the heat, add the vanilla, and stir. Pour onto the prepared sheet and let cool completely.
Crack the toffee into large shards with a rolling pin. Place the pieces in a large deep pot and break into smaller pieces with the end of the rolling pin. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.
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By RLS30076
on December 21, 2012
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The recipe is good method to make a fairly dark and intense flavored toffee. It works exactly as specified except for one thing I'll get to in a moment. There is no need to add water. If you do that you have to spend extra time cooking it out. Just be patient and stir a few times while the butter is melting. Make sure to get it blended evenly before the sugar is all melted. Don't stir once it starts boiling.
That one thing I mentioned above: DO NOT pour the hot toffee out onto waxed paper. It will stick and you will end up fighting with it when you try to peel it off and maybe even waste your ingredients and time because it WILL stick to the wax paper. A silicone baking mat is ideal - no stick, easy cleanup.
By jwellman80
on December 08, 2012
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Like other reviewers I had an issue getting this to come together. The consistency was initially like brown sugar. I don't believe there was enough liquid to dissolve the sugar. For the next batch I added 3 tablespoons of water and it came out perfectly. It took a little while longer to boil the water out but the result was worth it!
By bwboyer
on April 14, 2012
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My daughters and I had a great time making, eating and sharing this toffee! We followed the directions and the result was fantastic. We added some dark chocolate to the top as it was cooling and it didn't stay in our house for long. yum...yum...YUM!
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