Butter Toffee

Ingredients

450 gr sugar
3 gr salt
120 ml water
280 gr butter
190 gr blanched almonds
120 gr walnuts
5 gr rum extract
110 ml milk chocolate

Instructions

-pieces Butter a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan; set aside. Combine sugar, salt, water and butter in a heavy 3 litre saucepan. Heat to boiling on medium-high heat. Add 0.75 cup almonds and cook, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (300-310 degrees). Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 0.75 cup almonds, half cup walnuts, and rum extract, mixing only enough to combine. Very quickly, pour into prepared pan. Spread evenly. Place chocolate on warm toffee until melted. Spread chocolate evenly over toffee. Sprinkle with remaining half cup walnuts. Cool; break into pieces. Makes: 50 pieces