Fun Facts about Toffees and Candies everyone should know
Toffee is a sweet confection made by caramelizing sugar or molasses (creating inverted sugar), butter, and sometimes flour. The mixture is heated until it reaches the hard crack level, which is between 300 and 310 degrees Fahrenheit. Toffee is often combined with nuts or raisins when being made. English toffee , a buttery toffee commonly made with almonds, is a popular variant in the United States. Both chewy and hard varieties are available. Heath bars are a confection with a toffee center manufactured in England. It bears no resemblance to the large variety of toffee confectionery currently available in the United Kingdom, despite its name. This product is also available in the UK under the name "butter crunch." In Italy, however, they are known as "mou candies." English toffee, a very buttery toffee often made with almonds, is a popular variant in the United States. National English Toffee Day is observed on January 8th. National Al