Old Fashioned Butter Crunch - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. finely chopped almonds
1 c. butter or margarine
1 1/4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. light corn syrup
2 Tbsp. water
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces, melted

Preparation

Spread almonds in shallow pan.
Toast in 350\u00b0 oven until golden.
Melt butter or margarine in large heavy saucepan; add sugar, corn syrup and water.
Cook, stirring often, to hard-crack stage (300\u00b0 on candy thermometer).
Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup almonds.
Pour quickly into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan; cool completely. When set, turn out in one pieces onto wax paper.
Spread half of the melted chocolate over top.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup almonds; let set.
Turn candy over.
Spread with remaining chocolate.
Sprinkle with remaining almonds.
Let stand until chocolate sets.
Break into pieces.