Marie Burwell Hunt's English Brittle

"Marie B. Hunt was a rather famous portrait artist and as many artistic persons also had an interest in food. Here is one example of the latter interest. This is an Oxford, NC recipe. The "English" name is because this resembles candy that was once imported from that country."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
1 pan brittle
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ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups chopped almonds
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
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directions

  • Melt the butter over low heat, then add the sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved. When the butter-sugar mixture turns brown and melted, carefully pour it into a greased baking pan that has been sprinkled with some of the chopped almonds. When this has cooled completely melt the chocolate and pour this over the top, then sprinkle with the remaining nuts. Let this stand until it has completely cooled and is brittle. Then break up into small pieces.

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Grew up in NC, lived for 27 years in Chicago, vacationed in Charleston, SC, now live in Copenhagen.
 
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