Salted Toffee Oyster Crackers

Salted Toffee Oyster Crackers are a sweet, salty, crunchy snack. Best you cant eat just one.

Ingredients

• 4 cups Oyster Crackers
• ? cup dark brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper or other seasoning – optional
• ? cup salted butter
• Coarse Sea Salt or kosher salt to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Line a baking pan with aluminum foil then spray the foil lightly with cooking spray.

3. Melt butter in a medium sized, heavy-bottomed, saucepan set over medium-low heat.  Add brown sugar and cayenne pepper (if using).  While stirring gently and very slowly, bring the mixture to a boil slowly and over steady heat.  Use a candy thermometer to check the temperature.  Continue stirring very slowly and gently (it is a slow process).  Boil 3-4 minutes or until the thermometer registers 270°-290°F and becomes lighter in color and “fluffier”. Turn off the heat and add the oyster crackers.”

4. Now, working quickly so the brown sugar/butter mixture doesn’t set up, pour the toffee/oyster crackers onto the prepared baking sheet and try to spread them out to a single layer. (If it is too difficult to spread the crackers into a single layer at this point, don’t worry – it will be possible in a few minutes.)

5. Sprinkle the crackers lightly with coarse sea salt or kosher salt.

6. Place the crackers on a middle rack in the hot oven and bake 2 minutes.
7. Remove the crackers from the oven and smooth them out to a single layer.
8. Place back in the oven and bake for 3 more minutes.

9. After a total 5 minutes baking time, remove from oven and place the pan on a cooling rack to cool for 5 minutes.

10. Once they are cool enough to handle, pick up the edges of the aluminum foil that is under the crackers and bring the edges together so the crackers roll together.
11. Remove from the foil, break into individual pieces and place on foil or parchment paper to cool completely.
12. Store in an airtight container.