Recipe: Toffee Candy Apples

Toffee Candy Apples
Instead of caramel, dip your apples into a rich toffee mixture of dark brown sugar, molasses and butter.
Ingredients: 8 Granny Smith apples
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup water
1/3 cup dark corn syrup or molasses
2 tablespoons stick margarine or butter
1 tablespoon white vinegar Preparation:
Wash and dry apples; remove stems.
Insert wooden sticks into the stem end of each apple; set aside.
Line a baking sheet with foil.
Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium heat; cover and cook 3 minutes.
Uncover and continue cooking, without stirring, until mixture reaches 280° (about 8 minutes).
Remove from heat.
Quickly dip apples in sugar mixture; allow excess to drip off.
Place apples, stick sides up, on prepared pan; cool completely.
Yield 8 servings