Chocolate Peanut Toffee

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups whole cocktail peanuts (4 cups whole and 1 cup chopped)
• 7 -8 ounces 70% -cacao bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 butter baking pan and put on a heatproof surface.
• 2 bring butter, sugar, and salt to a boil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat, whisking until smooth, then boil, stirring occasionally, until mixture is deep golden and registers 300°f (hard-crack stage; see kitchen notebook, page 240) on thermometer, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 3 immediately stir in whole peanuts, then carefully pour hot toffee into center of baking pan. spread with spatula, smoothing top, and let stand 1 minute, then immediately sprinkle chocolate on top. let stand until chocolate is melted, 4 to 5 minutes, then spread over toffee with cleaned spatula. sprinkle evenly with chopped peanuts, then freeze until chocolate is firm, about 30 minutes. break into pieces.