Best Buttercrunch Toffee Shortbread Recipes

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BUTTERCRUNCH TOFFEE



Buttercrunch Toffee image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield 24 to 36 candies

Number Of Ingredients 6

10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) butter
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon lecithin
1 heaping tablespoon corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup roasted chopped almonds, optional

Steps:

  • In a saucepan melt butter over low heat. Add sugar and lecithin and stir constantly with a wooden spoon over medium heat. When mixture comes to a boil, add the corn syrup and continue stirring constantly to prevent burning until temperature reaches 300 degrees F on a candy thermometer.
  • After mixture reaches 300 degrees F, remove from heat and add salt and chopped almonds, if using, and mixing gently. Pour into a well buttered shallow pan. Depth of toffee should be approximately 1/4-inch.
  • Before toffee sets, score with a knife into uniform pieces. Toffee should be stored in an airtight container.

BUTTERCRUNCH TOFFEE



Buttercrunch Toffee image

When I put this recipe on my web site, I wasn't prepared for the onslaught of comments and accolades. It seems I'm not the only one out there who craves toffee-especially this buttery-crisp candy enrobed in dark chocolate and showered with lots of toasted almonds. It's very good folded into ice cream, and although the recipe makes a bit more than you'll need, I don't think you'll have any problem finding something to do with the rest.

Yield makes 2 cups (400 g)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup (135 g) almonds, toasted (see page 13) and finely chopped
1 tablespoon water
4 tablespoons (60 g) butter, salted or unsalted, cut into pieces
1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
2 tablespoons packed light or dark brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (80 g) chocolate chips, or 3 ounces (85 g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped

Steps:

  • Using half of the chopped almonds, form an 8-inch (20-cm) circle in an even layer on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Fit a small, heavy-duty saucepan with a candy thermometer, then add the water, butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, mixing them together. Have the baking soda and vanilla measured and ready.
  • Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring as little as possible. When the mixture reaches 300°F (150°C), remove the pan from the heat and immediately stir in the baking soda and vanilla. Mix just until combined; don't overstir.
  • Right away, pour the hot toffee mixture over the circle of almonds on the baking sheet. Using as little movement as possible, spread the toffee to cover the circle.
  • Scatter the chocolate pieces over the toffee and wait 2 minutes to allow them to melt. Use a spatula to spread the chocolate into an even layer, then scatter the remaining chopped almonds on top, pressing them into the chocolate. Cool completely, until the chocolate is firm. Depending on the temperature of your kitchen, you may need to cool it in the refrigerator. Remove it once the chocolate has hardened.
  • Chop the Buttercrunch Toffee into coarse chunks, then fold the pieces into 1 quart (1 liter) of ice cream as you remove it from the machine.
  • Feel free to substitute toasted hazelnuts or pecans for the almonds. I also like to fleck a few grains of coarse salt over the chocolate before adding the nuts. You can substitute milk chocolate for the dark chocolate if you wish.
  • Buttercrunch Toffee can be stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the freezer or at room temperature.

BUTTERCRUNCH TOFFEE SHORTBREAD



Buttercrunch Toffee Shortbread image

If you can stop eating the dough long enough, this makes great shortbread, slightly crisp rather than sandy. It's the best shortbread I've ever made, and the best-tasting dough ever. I daydream about hunks of it frozen into vanilla ice cream. From "In the Sweet Kitchen," by Regan Daley

Provided by fluffernutter

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 1h10m

Yield 50 bars

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup rice flour or 2/3 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butterscotch chips
2/3 cup brickle bits or 2/3 cup English toffee bits

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 and butter a 9-by-13-inch or 9-by-11-inch pan.
  • Combine the flours and salt in a bowl; in another bowl cream the butter and sugars.
  • Add the flour 1/2 cup at a time, using a wooden spoon and your finger tips to work in the last of it, if needed.
  • Work in the butterscotch chips and toffee bits, then spread the dough in the pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour, then score into bars while hot.
  • Let cool, then cut completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 4.1, Cholesterol 14.6, Sodium 75.1, Carbohydrate 13.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 7.2, Protein 0.8

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