Chocolate Toffee Crescent Bars Food

TERRIFIC TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and egg yolk in a large bowl; stir in flour and salt. Press dough into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until crust is light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Immediately sprinkle chocolate chips over hot crust. Let stand until soft, about 5 minutes, and spread evenly; sprinkle with nuts. Cool pan on wire rack for 30 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-OAT TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt butter; stir in the flour, oats, brown sugar and corn syrup. Press into a greased 9-in. square baking pan., Bake at 450° for 8-12 minutes or until golden-brown. Place on a wire rack. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Let stand for 5 minutes; spread chocolate over crust. Sprinkle with toffee bits and pecans. Refrigerate until chocolate is set.

COFFEE TOFFEE CRUNCH BARS

Steps:

• For the base: Line a baking sheet with parchment and put a 15-by-11-inch ring mold on top. Spray the parchment and ring mold with cooking spray.
• Melt the praline paste and white chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over (but not touching) a saucepan of simmering water, stirring to combine. Fold in the feuilletine. Spread evenly on the bottom of the prepared ring mold. Sprinkle the crushed toffee pieces over the crust. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• For the mousse: Put the milk chocolate in a large bowl. Bloom the gelatin sheets in a bowl of ice water until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Bring the milk, coffee extract, salt and bloomed gelatin to a boil in a medium saucepan. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth, then strain through a fine mesh sieve over the milk chocolate. Let sit for 5 minutes, then stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Allow to cool to 90 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer.
• Meanwhile, whip the cream by hand or with an electric mixer on medium speed until it holds a ribbon on the surface when the whisk is lifted.
• Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mixture in 3 additions. Pour over the feuilletine base and smooth evenly with an offset spatula. Allow to set, about 45 minutes, then wrap with plastic wrap and freeze the layered base overnight.
• For the cremeaux: Put the white chocolate and glucose syrup in a large bowl. Bloom the gelatin sheets in a bowl of ice water until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Bring the cream, milk and bloomed gelatin to a boil in a large saucepan. Strain through a fine mesh sieve over the white chocolate and glucose. Let sit for 2 minutes, then stir with a rubber spatula to combine. Press plastic wrap directly on the surface so it doesn't form a skin and cover the bowl with another piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Flip the frozen layered base over (still in the ring mold), peel off the parchment and place on another parchment-lined baking sheet. Run a hot knife around the edges of the layered base and lift the ring mold to remove. Let sit at room temperature until it can be cut, 15 to 20 minutes and no more than 30 minutes. Test by touching the center with your fingertip. If it leaves a fingerprint, it's ready to cut.
• Cut into 1-by-4-inch inch bars (or whatever size you want). Whip the cremeux to stiff peaks with an electric mixer on medium-high speed and place in a piping bag with a small plain round or star pastry tip. Pipe the cremeux in small dollops or rosettes on top of each bar.

CHOCOLATE TOFFEE SKOR BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine first amount of butter, brown sugar and flour.
• Press this mixture evenly into an ungreased 13x9 baking pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until crust is golden.
• Place baking pan on a wire rack to cool while you make the filling; leave oven on.
• In a medium-sized saucepan, heat milk and the 2 tbsp butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened-- it will take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes.
• Spread this over baked crust in baking pan and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden; remove from oven but leave oven on.
• Sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over top; return to oven for 2 minutes, or until the chips soften and are shiny.
• Remove from oven (turn oven off now) and spread the chocolate evenly; then sprinkle the Skor bits over the chocolate, pressing down with a very light touch to embed the Skor bits into the chocolate.
• You could cut them into bars right away, but they will cut easier if allowed to chill in the refrigerator for at least a few minutes.
• Best served at room temperature, not cold.

ENGLISH TOFFEE CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Beat sugar, butter, and vanilla on medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low, add flour and 1/2 cup of toffee bits and beat until well mixed.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls, Roll each ball into 2 1/2 inch rope with tapered ends; curve slightly into crescent shape. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 325 for 11-16 minutes or until set and very light brown.
• Cool completely.
• Place chocolate chips and shortening in small microwave safe bowl. Melt on high for 1 minute; stir. Continue melting in 30 second intervals until almost melted. Stir until smooth.
• Dip one end of the cooled crescent in the chocolate. Sprinkle with additional toffee bits.
• Place on wax paper until chocolate is set. (About 1 hour). Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

MASCARPONE CHOCOLATE TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F and position the rack in the center of the oven.
• Spray a 7x10.75 inch nonstick baking pan. Lay a piece of parchment paper, making sure the side overhang quite a bit, so you can just pull on the sides to take the bars out. Spray the parchement paper.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cookie dough, 1/2 of the chopped chocolate-toffee candy pieces and vanilla extract.
• Using damp fingers, gently press the dough into the prepared pan.
• Using a fork, prick the dough all over. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes until the crust is lightly browned. Cool for 15 minutes.
• Place the chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a medium bowl.
• Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and stir until the chocolate has melted.
• Cool the chocolate mixture for 10 minutes.
• Whisk in the mascarpone cheese until the mixture is smooth.
• Using a spatula, spread the chocolate mixture over the cooled crust.
• Sprinkle the remaining chocolate-toffee candy pieces and sliced almonds over the chocolate mixture.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours until the chocolate layer is firm.
• Peel off the parchment paper and cut into 1 1/2 by 2-inch bars. Serve at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE FROSTED TOFFEE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Spread coconut flakes onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake coconut in the preheated oven, stirring every 3 to 5 minutes, until toasted, about 10 minutes.
• Mix sweetened condensed milk, flour, corn syrup, brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl; fold in toasted coconut. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and slightly browned, 25 to 35 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
• Heat chocolate chips and milk in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching. Stir in confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until frosting is smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Spread frosting over bars. Refrigerate 30 minutes before cutting.

CREAM CHEESE CRESCENT BARS

Steps:

• line the bottom of a greased 13x9" baking pan with one package of crescent rolls.pinching seams together; set aside.
• blend cream cheese, vanilla, sugar and egg yolk together.spread evenly over crust --
• gently place remaining crescent roll dough on top, pinching seams together.
• set aside.
• whisk egg white until frothy, brush over the top of dough.
• sprinkle with topping, bake at 350* until golden about 25-30 minutes.
• slice into bars to serve.

CHOCOLATE TOFFEE CRESCENT BARS

Steps:

• Separate crescent dough into two large rectangles. Place in ungreased jelly roll pan (15x10 inch). A cookie sheet will do, but just make sure it has edges. Gently press dough to cover bottom of pan. Seal perforations.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a small saucepan combine brown sugar and butter. Boil 1 minute. Pour evenly over dough.
• Sprinkle with nuts.
• Bake 14 to 18 minutes, until golden brown.
• Remove from oven, immediately sprinkle with chocolate pieces. Slightly swirl pieces as they melt, leaving some partially melted or whole.
• Cool and cut into bars.