English Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter (no substitute)
1 c. sugar
1 (6 oz.) pkg. milk chocolate chips
1 c. finely chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Warm a baking sheet with sides in oven.
Combine butter and sugar in a medium size saucepan.
Cook over high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until mixture reaches the soft crack stage (280\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Reduce heat to medium-high and continue stirring constantly.
When mixture reaches the hard crack stage (300\u00b0 on candy thermometer), pour mixture onto baking sheet and spread as thin as possible with a rubber spatula. (Mixture will not cover entire baking sheet.)
Immediately sprinkle with chocolate chips and let set 5 minutes.
Spread chocolate until smooth.
Sprinkle with nuts and gently press into warm chocolate. Cool uncovered in refrigerator.
When chocolate hardens, break into bite size pieces.
Makes 1 1/2 pounds.