English Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter or margarine
2 Tbsp. water
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. finely chopped walnuts
1 (8 oz.) bar milk chocolate

Preparation

Combine butter and water in a 4-quart Dutch oven; cook over medium heat until butter melts.
Add sugar and salt, mixing well. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
Boil gently until mixture begins to lighten in color.
Add 1 cup walnuts; continue cooking, stirring constantly, until candy thermometer registers 298\u00b0.
Pour syrup mixture into a buttered 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan, spreading to edges of pan.
Cool slightly; mark into 1-inch squares with the sharp edge of a knife.
Cool thoroughly.
Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler over boiling water.
Spread chocolate over fudge; sprinkle with remaining walnuts. Let stand until chocolate is firm.
Break into squares.
Yield:
About 3 pounds.