Almond Brittle
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
6 0.50 lbs
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 4.92 ml baking soda
- 4.92 ml water
- 9.85 ml vanilla
- 709.77 ml sugar
- 118.29 ml water
- 236.59 ml light corn syrup
- 59.16 ml butter
- 946.36 ml raw almonds
directions
- Mix baking soda, water and vanilla. Set aside.
- Mix sugar, 1/2 cup water and corn syrup in a copper constant stir kettle.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture reaches 240* on a candy thermometer.
- Add butter and almonds.
- Cook until it reaches 290* on a candy thermometer.
- Immediately turn off heat.
- Quickly stir in baking soda mixture until light and foamy.
- Pour onto a greased half sheet baking pan, roll out with a marble rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cool completely: at least 1 hour.
- Break into pieces, store in an air tight container.
- This makes about 3.25 lbs. of brittle.
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