Walnut Butter Crunch Annettes Recipes

YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS STUFF! WALNUT CRUNCH

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the corn syrup, water and sugar to mixture.
• Heat to hard crack stage or 300 degrees on your candy thermometer.
• When you get to 300 degrees, immediately remove from heat and add the walnuts.
• After stirring them in, put them on a waxpaper lined cookie sheet and spread out mixture.
• Let it harden and dry and you are done-- ENJOY!
• WARNING>>>this stuff is addictive!

WALNUT BUTTER CRUNCH - ANNETTES

Steps:

• 1. Line 9x13 cookie sheet with 1 1/2 cups of walnuts that have been chopped in a nut chopper or food processor. Don't over chop them but you want them smaller than they come in the bags marked "chopped" walnuts.
• 2. Melt butter over low heat.
• 3. Add sugar and stir until sugar dissolves.
• 4. Add water and light corn syrup. Cook over low heat to 290°F crackling stage. Stirring occasionally making sure not to burn the bottom.
• 5. Keep candy thermometer in pot and MAKE SURE you cook to EXACTLY 290° (be patient, this takes time since you're cooking on low).
• 6. Pour filling over walnuts evenly.
• 7. Sprinkle with chocolate chips.
• 8. Use a butter knife to spread the chocolate evenly over filling as it melts.
• 9. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup black walnuts.
• 10. Let stand to cool before breaking. Once cool, stick butter knife pointed side down and push through candy and break into different sized pieces. ENJOY!