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wrote on 1/25/04 11:20 AM:

> Toffee Chocolate Candy??? Tell me more, please?

Copied from a post I made on Dec 18, 2002:
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Was at a friend's for a holiday party last weekend and one of her neighbors
sent regrets and a tray of the most awesome treats....she called it "Bark"
and that was all we knew about it, except that it was delicious!

It was caramelly, chocolatey and crispy, with a layer of nuts on top.
Addictive!!!!

My friend asked her neighbor what the base was...turned out to be saltines.

So I did a google search on " recipe caramel saltines chocolate" and it sent
me to Mimi Heller's site, where I found this recipe. It looks exactly like
what we enjoyed.

It's very simple...and different! And really delicious!
I'm adding it to my repertoire this year.

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Toffee Bark (made from saltines)

posted by Sue Freeman 09-21-98 10:05 PM

Toffee Bark

Line a jelly roll pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Line the pan
with saltine crackers until covered. Don't break up the crackers.

Bring to a boil 1 cup butter and 1 cup brown sugar and boil for 3 minutes to
caramelize and brown. Stir often while this is boiling.

Pour over the saltine crackers and bake for 3 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
Top with 1 large bag of melted chocolate chips and spread out evenly.
Refrigerate for 1 hour and then break apart.

You can add toasted almonds to this after adding the chocolate.
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Here is another variation on the same thing:

"Milk Chocolate Caramel Crunch "
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"Milk Chocolate Caramel Crunch "

12 Oz. Package Milk Chocolate Chips (Not SemiSweet)
2 Sticks Butter
1 Cup dark brown sugar
1/2 Cups finely chopped nuts
40 unsalted saltines
Heat oven to 325, cover a square cookie sheet with one layer of saltines,
edge to edge. Heat the butter and brown sugar to a boil for 3 minutes. Pour
this evenly over the crackers on the cookie sheet (No need to grease the
sheet.) Bake at 325 for approximately 5 minutes, then sprinkle the chocolate
chips over this mix. Put back in overn until soft (2 to 3 minutes). Take out
and spread chips with a knife evenly over crackers, taking care not to
disturb flat layer of crackers. Sprinkle with chopped nuts evenly. Let cool
and break up like peanut brittle...Addicting!!!

Grandee tells us, "Someone told me they used salted crackers by accident and
it was delicious. Also, I don't know why you couldn't use semi-sweet chips.
I was also told not to be concerned when the crackers were bubbling away in
the oven, just be careful not to get burned by the hot sugar."

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