Poorman's Toffee

Easy and Yummy...though a bit odd sounding when you read the recipe. I haven't made it in years, so the times are estimated. But I remember it being pretty quick to make besides the chilling. Chilling time is included in prep time.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Yields: 1 tray

Ingredients

•  saltine crackers, unsalted tops, enough to cover a cookie sheet
• 12  ounces chocolate chips, semi-sweet
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped, opptional

Directions

1. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil, then line with crackers.
2. Preheat oven to 350* F.
3. In a sauce pan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat until it reaches hard ball texture - 250*F on a candy thermomator OR if you don't have one when a small amount is dripped into chilled water a ball is formed that is rigid but still pliable.
4. Pour the mixture over crackers and put in the oven until bubblely (about 5 minutes).
5. Take out and sprinkle chocolate chips over crackers and candy then return to oven until the chocolate chips melt a little (2 - 5 min).
6. Remove from oven again and spread chocolate evenly around, sprinkle with walnuts if you wish.
7. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 1/2 to 2 hours then peel off foil and break or cut into pieces.