Microwave toffee recipe

My favorite holiday treat is my toffee recipe.  It started as 'almond roca', but over the years I have omitted the almonds and I like it just as much (and that is one less ingredient to have on hand.  This is a recipe that I almost always have the ingredients to make.

Start with:

3/4c. salted butter (1 1/2 cubes)

1 c. packed dark brown sugar (light brown can be used too, but I prefer dark)

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Add butter and brown sugar to a 2 quart microwavable bowl:

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Microwave on high for 1 minute to melt the butter and whisk together well:

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Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. 

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Whisk together well - it will start to separate at first, but whisk it until it comes together and looks opaque.

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Mircrowave on HIGH for 3 more minutes (some microwaves might take a little longer).  Whisk well and then quickly spread onto a greased foil-lined cookie sheet (it is still cooking as you pull it out of the microwave, so do this quick so it doesn't burn right in front of your eyes!)

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Sprinkle with 1/2-3/4c chocolate chips (I use Ghiradelli dark chocolate, they are larger than normal chocolate chips)

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After the chips are completely melted (will only take a couple minutes), spread evenly over the whole top.

You can add chopped nuts at this stage if you prefer

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Cool in the fridge for 1/2 hour, break into pieces and ENJOY!

 Toffee recipe:

3/4c. salted butter

1 c. packed brown sugar

1/2c. dark chocolate chips

Microwave butter and brown sugar on HIGH 1 minute.

Whisk.

Microwave on HIGH 4 minutes.

Whisk.

Microwave on HIGH 3 minutes.

Whisk and pour onto greased foil-lined cookie sheet.

Cool, break into pieces, and enjoy!

Scrappy Irish Chain, WeePlay and Pezzy Prints

I am *finally* quilting my American Jane Scrappy Irish Chain quilt.  This one was made from strips cut from a FQB of Wee Play, a jelly roll of Pezzy Prints, and a jelly roll of Moda Bella red.  The WeePlay has a few squares that were pieced before quilt assembly to utilize every bit of that precious fabric as possible.  I am doing diagonal straight line quilting, the same as I did for my original Scrappy Irish Chain I made for MBS.  I adore this pattern, it won't be the last quilt I make from it!