Walnut Honey Brittle

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Walnut Honey Brittle

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup brown sugar,packed
1 1/2 cups walnuts,chopped and toasted
1 cup butterscotch peices (6-0z)
2 tablespoons butter

Combine one cup butter,honey and bown sugar in a saucepan: bring to a boil,stir
ring and then add 3/4 cup of the chopped nuts; Continue cooking;stirring freuen
tly, to 300 deg. on a candy thermometer. This will be the haard-crack stage. Po
ur candy into a well buttered 8-inch cake pan. Cool Melt butterscotch pieces wi
th remaining buter over hot, not boiling water water and while candy is still
warm, spread half of the butterscotch mixture and sprinkle with remaining nuts.
When candy is cold,turn out of ckae pan and spread bottom of candy with the re
maining butterscotch mixture and sprinkle with remaing nuts. When ready to eat
, break into small irregular peices.

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NOTES : Note: At out house we often change the type of nuts as well as use choc
olate chips. bottom can be left bare as well.