Almond Brittle Recipe
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Ingredients : Almond Brittle Recipe
1 3/4 cups Whole, unblanched almonds
1 1/3 cups Blanched, chopped almonds
3/4 cup Packed brown sugar
2/3 cup Light corn syrup
1/4 cup Water
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Unsalted butter
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract or flavor
1/4 tsp Almond extract or flavor
1) Preheat oven to 325 F. 2) Place whole and chopped almonds on a
jelly-roll pan and toast them for 15 min. in oven, tossing and stirring
occasionally. Turn off heat and leave nuts in oven. They must be warm
when added to syrup. 3) In heavy 1 1/2 qt. saucepan, stir together brn.
sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Swirl over high heat until sugar
dissolves, washing down sides of pan with wet brush to remove any sugar
crystals. Boil to 290 F. on candy thermometer without stirring. 4)
Meanwhile, butter lge. baking sheet and a metal spatula. 5) When syrup
is ready, remove from the heat and stir in the hot nuts, then butter,
vanilla, and almond extract. 6) Pour candy onto baking sheet and press
out as flat as possible with spatula. Let cool. 7) Remove the brittle
from the pan and break into serving pcs. Pack airtight and store for 24
hrs. before serving to let flavor develop. Will keep for many weeks.
Yield: 1 1/4 lbs.
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