Butter Almond Crunch

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup sliced almonds
• 3/4 cup shredded sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
• 1 -1/2 cups sugar
• 3 Tbsp. water
• 1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Directions:

Combine almonds and coconut. Spread in thin layer over bottom of buttered 13 X 9 inch pan.

In sauce pan, melt butter, then blend in remaining ingredients. Cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches soft crack stage (290 degrees F)

Remove from heat and pour in a thin stream evenly over almonds and coconut.

Cool, then break into pieces. Store in an air-tight container.

Source: From Ralph's Market flour sack. 9-2011

By Vi Johnson from Moorpark, CA