"I made Vicki's Bread Recipe from page 14 of Everyday Cooking, and it was my most successful bread-making venture yet! My family ooh-ed and aah-ed and said 'I don't know what the secret was, but you did it!' They were very impressed."
R.C. - Chester, VAChocolate-Covered Toffee
1 1/2 c. natural sugar (or white sugar)
1 c. butter
3 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 c. finely chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
Lightly grease foil-lined 13"x9" pan or line pan with parchment paper. Do not use a smaller pan or toffee will be too thick.
Boil sugar, butter, water, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan over medium heat, without stirring, to 300-310 degrees F (hard crack). This should take approximately 15-20 minutes.
Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
Pour into pan. Wait about 2 minutes, then sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips. When chocolate chips get shiny, spread over the toffee and quickly sprinkle with nuts.
Refrigerate candy until cold. Break into bite-sized pieces. Store airtight in fridge or at cool room temperature.
Yields 2.25 lbs. candy.
Sweet Rolls (Click here for step-by-step photos!)
Rolls:
One batch Vicki’s Bread Recipe
1 egg
honey to drizzle
¼ cup cinnamon
½ cup chopped nuts (I use walnuts)
Frosting:
¼ cup softened cream cheese or neufchatel cheese (2 oz)
½ cup butter
dash vanilla
1½ cups 10X sugar or powdered Savannah Gold
To a 2-loaf batch of Vicki’s Bread Recipe, add one egg and increase the honey a tad to make sweet rolls. After rising, roll out with oiled rolling pin to large rectangle (see photo). Spread with some honey (just drizzle enough to be able to pat it by hand to make it all sticky); sprinkle liberally with cinnamon and nuts. Roll up jelly-roll fashion; cut with dental floss into 12-15 spirals.
Place in greased jelly roll pan and let rise till double. Bake at 325 for about 25-30 min.
Combine frosting ingredients to till smooth and fluffy. When the rolls come out, spread while warm with cream cheese frosting.
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This is not the healthiest dessert, but it sure is delicious! Rebekah made a batch of this toffee last night and I've probably gained three pounds today!
Testimonials
I am so pumped!! I tried Vicki's recipe last night and I finally made good bread! I think I was being TOO careful about adding too much flour that I never added enough. What a difference in looks and taste!!
-Beth
Thanks, Vicki. This was a VERY easy recipe and my family LOVES the [sugar] cookies... I will recommend it to everyone.
-LB
I made 2 loaves of your ww bread yesterday, and they are fabulous! I'm new to this serious-bread-mixer stuff (bought a Bosch Concept in November), and have tried maybe 4 different recipes so far. Yours is by far the best!
-Cathi
