Dessert & Baked Goods » Matzo Salty Surprise
Hilary Koloski of Cow & Crumb Baking Company offers her twist on a Passover holiday recipe from a family friend. No-frills unleavened matzo is the foundation for home-made hot and bubbly toffee. A crunchy almond topping adds just the right amount of texture. No piping bags or cookie cutters needed. Break the chilled result into pieces and share. Sweet, salty, crunchy and creamy, it's a great do-ahead idea that can be refrigerated or even frozen for those who like to plan ahead.
Ingredients
- 2-4 sheets unsalted matzo
- 3 sticks unsalted butter
- 1½ cups light brown sugar, packed
- 1½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet or dark chocolate chips
- sprinkle of kosher salt
- ½ cup slivered toasted almonds (walnuts or pecans)
- nonstick cooking spray
Equipment
- 9" x 13" rectangular baking pan
- offset spatula
How-to
Make & Bake Toffee
- Preheat oven to 325º
- Line a rimmed baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray
- Line the bottom of the pan with matzo in one layer, using as many whole sheets as possible, breaking extra pieces to fill in any spaces
- In a small heavy saucepan, melt the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the brown sugar and whisk together. Cook on medium heat until the mixture starts to boil. Keep at a rolling boiling for 4 minutes, whisking constantly
- Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla extract. Pour over the matzo in thin even layer that should come to about ¼" over the matzo
- Bake 20 minutes. It will bubble as it bakes, but check every so often to make sure it is not burning in spots. If it is, gently redistribute caramel with a heat-proof spatula and return pan to oven
Add Chocolate & Almonds
- Remove pan from the oven and immediately cover evenly with a layer of chocolate chips.
- Let stand for 4 minutes, then spread melted shiny chips gently with a rubber spatula or offset spatula
- Sprinkle generously and evenly with kosher salt and cover with a layer of sliced almonds or other toasted nut (chopped walnuts or pecans work great)
- Let cool and then refrigerate for 1 hour
- Break into pieces to serve or store in an airtight container or plastic bag. These goodies refrigerate and freeze well, and keep at room temperature for about 1 week
Comments (2)
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Posted Sunday, February 5, 2012, at 12:01 pm by Danielle Ceribo:I decided to make this last night for a superbowl party today. I had found a different recipe online, but decided to use this one. Perhaps I hadn't boiled the caramel enough (though I did time it for exactly 4 minutes as stated in the recipe), but the end result was way too sweet and had a grainy texture. I expected it to be smooth and at closer to the hard crack stage of candy rather than the crumbly texture that it was. The other recipe I had found uses only 1 cup each of butter and brown sugar. I will definitely try it that way next time.
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Posted Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 4:02 pm by Jessie Zubatkin:i'm so making this tonite.
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