Almond Praline

1. Place almonds on tray in preheated 180 degrees C (350 degrees F) oven. Switch oven off and leave almonds there for 15-20 minutes.

2. In a heavy saucepan, ove meadium heat, dissolve water and sugar, stirring constantly and occasionally brushing down sides of saucepan with a wet pastry brush to remove sugar crystals. When sugar is dissolved, bring to boil for 15-18 minutes over heat until mixture is a light caramel shade.

3. Remove saucepan from heat, dip base into cold water immediately, and quickly add warm almonds. Stir gently and pour straight onto greased oven tray.

4. Allow to cool, break into bite-size pieces and store in an air-tight container.