Baking therapy

So one of my vices happens to be Pampered Chef, by vice I mean addiction.  I am addicted to the stoneware, but have graduated on to all the other fun little gadgets they have for the kitchens.  I bake when I am stressed and 'Tis the season!  

Many of you (and I love you for it) have chimed in saying you would participate in an online show if I were to get it going.  I am throwing a party the 1st through the 12th to again feed my habit.   Seriously, I have dreams of the Mandolin and some more cooking stones, countless gadgets, and maybe even the cute little dish set.

So here is the information for ordering, you have to go to Lynn's personal page to place the order.   http://www.pamperedchef.biz/eddykitchen there you will find her email address to contact her with any orders you may have and you can also browse through and take a gander at the products.  She was hoping by now to have my party up on the site but is stuck in TX right now due to the blizzard and hasn't had the time.  I will also be tweeting reminders, and posting reminders on FB for those interested.  Heck if it's a roaring success, I may buy something to give away on this page too.  

If you have any questions about products, just ask.  I know a sick amount about most of the products and if I can't answer it, I know someone who can.  

Butter Toffee

I acquired this recipe from my friend Marla.  I of course tweaked it to make it more Krimsin. This time I am making the candy for a bake sale at Little Dude's school so, I made it thinner so there would be more. 

Butter Toffee

1lb of butter (I use salted butter)*
2cups of sugar
1 to 2 large Hershey bars** 

In a Heavy Skillet, melt butter, add sugar, cook over Medium heat till hard-crack (297degrees).

Pour into greased cookie sheet.  Spread thin.  When cooled, spread melted sugar over the top.

 *and I am going to see it truly you need that much to cook as I always am removing the access from the top at the end.)
**The 1st time I used one and a half this time you will see I used 1 bag of mint chocolate chips as well as the other 1/2 of the candy bar.

Here is a play by play of sorts of how it all went down:

Just before Soft-Ball stage on the thermometer

At the Hard-Ball stage

Soft-Crack stage

And of course what I was waiting for the Hard-Crack stage.  Note it is browner then when you started out.  Time to spread it out!

I spread it out this time on a large cookie sheet (last time I used a medium sized sheet for thicker pieces)

 

So this is 1/2 a large Hershey bar (Milk Chocolate) and 1 bag of Nestle Mint chocolate chips.  They are in my Pampered Chef Mini Micro-cooker.  I cooked them after the toffee was cooled for a total of 2 minutes and 30 seconds, stirring 1/2 way through.

So here they are all drenched in chocolaty yumminess!

Enjoy!