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     Title: Double Treat Toffee
Categories: S_living, Candies
     Yield: 1 Servings

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     2 c  Sugar
     1 c  Butter or margarine
   1/4 c  -water
     1 ts Vanilla extract
 2 1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate morsels;
          -divided
     2 c  Pecans; finely chopped;
          -toasted; divided

 Combine sugar, butter and water in a 3 quart saucepan.
 Cook over low heat, stirring gently, until sugar
 dissolves. Cover and cook over medium heat 2 to 3
 minutes to wash down sugar crystals from sides of pan.
 Uncover and cook to hard crack stage (300 degrees).
 Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.  Pour into a
 greased 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan, quickly
 spreading mixture to edges of pan. Sprinkle 1-1/2 cups
 chocolate morsels over toffee; let stand 1 minute or
 until chocolate begins to melt. Spread chocolate
 evenly over candy. Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped pecans.
 Let candy stand until set. Place remaining 1-1/4 cups
 chocolate morsels in top of a double boiler; bring
 water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until
 chocolate melts. Remove from heat. Run a sharp knife
 around edge of toffee in jellyroll pan.  Carefully
 invert toffee onto a wax paper-lined cookie sheet.
 Spread melted chocolate over uncoated side of toffee.
 Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup chopped pecans. Let
 stand until set. Break toffee into pieces.  Store in
 an airtight container. Yield: 2 pounds.

 Source:  Southern Living 5-Star Collection

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