I have an extreme love of the Food Network and particularly Paula Deen. I adore her cute little accent and her deep fried foods. I also love that she is so close to her family and always has a good story to tell. So I decided to do my own taping of my favorite Food Network show, a la Stephanie. My dad broke out the old video camera, not even digital, and my brother got ready for his stand-up as a commerical and we got to work. I've learned as I've watch the food network almost all of the shows are ad-libbed or improvised for the most part. Especially Paula's, when she drops something or can't find something, she usually keeps chugging along. So without a script and just an idea of what I was going to make we got to work.
I transformed myself into the estranged daughter of Paula Deen and made my famous Matzo Toffee.
The first step was taking 1 cup of brown sugar and combining it with half a cup of butter (or one stick).
After this began to bubble you pour it over the flat matzo (I used around 5 pieces).
And then you pop that in a 350 degree oven for 4-5 minutes or until it begins to bubble again. Then the next choice is yours. Many people add chocolate to the top, but I prefer marshmellows! After your matzo begins to bubble again, take it out of the oven and immediatly pop them into the freezer for at least 3 hours. Then feel free to break the pieces apart and put them in plastic baggies for easy access.
Your finished product should look similar to this!
As our video camera is not digital it may take me a couple of days to get it up on here.
Recipe:
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of butter
5 pieces of Matzo
Directions:
Melt butter in a small pot on medium heat for 3 minutes
Add brown sugar and turn up heat to medium-high until the mixture begins to boil
Spread the mixture over 5 pieces of matzo (more or less depending on how thick you want it, note it will spread out even more once put in the oven)
Pop the matzo into a 350 degree oven for 4-5 minutes of until it bubbles
Take out matzo and put in the freezer for at least 3 hours, then break apart and enjoy!
