English Toffee

Why is this Toffee English and not from some other country? No idea, but no holiday season goes by without me whipping up 10 or so batches to give away. This is a classic Nana recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp corn syrup
• 1 cup finely chopped nuts
• 1/2 pkg semisweet chocolate chips

Combine butter, sugar, water and corn syrup in heavy saucepan. Bring to boil stirring well until sugar is dissolved. Insert candy thermometer; cook over low-moderate heat until it reaches 260 degrees. If the mixture starts to get dark, turn down the heat.

From 260 degrees, stir constantly until candy reaches 300 degrees. Pour toffee over 1/2 of finely chopped nuts spread onto cookie sheet. Melt chocolate chips and spread over the toffee, then sprinkle remaining nuts over the top. Let set for a day in a cool place. Break into pieces when set. Serves one.