Pecan English Toffee - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup pecan halves
2 cups salted butter
2 cups dark brown sugar
4 large chocolate candy bars

Preparation

butter a 9x13 baking dish and scatter pecan halves evenly across the bottom.
in heavy sauce pan, melt butter, add sugar and bring to a boil.
Boil approximately 12 minutes or until candy reaches 290\u00b0.
Add chopped pecans and stir to mix, then pour over halves in backing dish.
Place candy bars on top, allow to melt and then smooth over. ( i like to use high quality chocolate, but Hersheys will do).
Chill thoroughly , turn pan over, dump on counter and break up by whacking with heavy spoon.