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 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!
By traceycheatham_...
Henderson, 68
on October 08, 2011
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I made this recipe two times and it came out horrible. However, the third time was the charm, but I had to make adjustments. I decreased the brown sugar to 3/4 cup and added 1/2 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of salt. I used digital thermometer. The key is patience. It took 1 hour and 50 minutes after the butter melted for the toffee to reach 300 degrees! Yes it was worth the wait.
By moonyblues
Bartlesville, OK
on December 21, 2010
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I think the color of the toffee in the picture, as well as the use of brown sugar, should have been a tip-off about this particular recipe. I ended up with a pan of packed sugar. I followed the directions exactly as they were written. I also did not like the flavor. The molasses in the brown sugar was just too prevalent.
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