Recipe for Almond Bark

Ingredients for Almond Bark:
1 c Whole
unblancehed almonds
3 pk (6oz)semisweet choco chipsOR
1 lb White candy
coating
2 tb Solid vegetable shortening

Almond Bark preparation instruction:
Spread almonds in a baking
pan and toast in a 350 oven for about 8 minutes,
shaking pan
occasionally. Let cool. Line a rimmed 10x15 inch pan with wax
paper,
covering bottom and sides of pan. Place chocolate chips or candy
coating
in the top of a double boiler. Add shrotening, stir over barely
simmering
water just until mixture begins to melt. remove from heat; stir
until
completely metled. stir in toasted almonds. Turn mixture into pan
and
spread to distribute nuts evenly; tto spread more smoothly, drop pan
onto
counter several times from a height of about 8 inches. refrigerate
candy
just until firm. Break into pieces before serving. to store, cover
airtight
and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks. Makes about 1 1/4
pounds.