dessert recipes

Chocolate Brittle


candies

----DENISE BRADSHAW BDGM08B----
1 lb butter
1 lb sugar
1 lb almonds
1 lb walnuts; finely chopped
1 lb semi-sweet chocolate
1 cup walnuts; whole

In a saucepan cook butter & sugar, boiling 5 minutes. Stir in almonds & cook 10-20 minutes or until nuts begin to pop & turn brown. Pour into a shallow pan & let cool. Melt chocolate & pour over mixture in pan. Sprinkle with finely chopped walnuts. After mixture hardens, turn over and sprinkle bottom side with walnuts. Break candy into pieces. From "Old Fashioned Christmas Recipes"