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Name: Almond Butter Crunch
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 9 oz sugar (1 1/4 cups); 3 oz glucose (white corn syrup) (1/3 cup); 2 oz water (1/3 cup); 8 oz butter (1 cup); 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 cup almonds toasted, chopped; 10 oz bittersweet chocolate; 1 cocoa for sprinkling

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INGREDIENTS

9 oz sugar ; (1 1/4 cups)
3 oz glucose ; (white corn syrup) (1/3 cup)
2 oz water ; (1/3 cup)
8 oz butter ; (1 cup)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup almonds ; toasted, chopped
10 oz bittersweet chocolate
1 cocoa ; for sprinkling

INSTRUCTIONS

In a heavy 4 quart saucepan place sugar, glucose, and water. Bring to a boil over medium heat and boil for a couple of minutes. Add butter and bring back to boil. Place thermometer in syrup. Stir until it reaches 212 F (100 C) then continue to boil over medium heat without stirring until it reaches 300 F (149 C). If butter separates, increase heat and stir vigorously until it combines.

When it reaches 300 F remove from heat, stir in baking soda quickly and pour out on to parchment or oiled baking sheet or marble slab. Spread out quickly before hardens.

Let cool. Sprinkle some cocoa on to toffee and brush over surface to blot up any oil.

Temper chocolate, spread over surface, top with chopped almonds and press into surface.

When chocolate has hardened break toffee into chunks. Let sit for a couple of days if possible to improve grain.

NOTES

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Almond Butter Crunch

9 oz sugar (1 1/4 cups)
3 oz glucose (white corn syrup) (1/3 cup)
2 oz water (1/3 cup)
8 oz butter (1 cup)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup almonds toasted, chopped
10 oz bittersweet chocolate
1 cocoa for sprinkling

When it reaches 300 F remove from heat, stir in baking soda quickly and pour out on to parchment or oiled baking sheet or marble slab. Spread out quickly before hardens.

Let cool. Sprinkle some cocoa on to toffee and brush over surface to blot up any oil.

Temper chocolate, spread over surface, top with chopped almonds and press into surface.

When chocolate has hardened break toffee into chunks. Let sit for a couple of days if possible to improve grain.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (100g)
Recipe Makes: 10

Calories: 447
Calories from Fat: 281 (63%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 31.3g	42 %
	Saturated Fat 16.8g	84 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.4g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 2.1g
Cholesterol 48.2mg		15 %
Sodium 164.4mg		6 %
Potassium 175.1mg		5 %
Total Carbohydrate 44.9g		13 %
	Dietary Fiber 2.8g	11 %
	Sugars, other 42.1g
Protein 3.4g		5 %
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Calories per serving: 447

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