Hot Sweet Almond Brittle Recipes

HOT AND SWEET NUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place almonds in 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan. Bake 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown, shaking pan occasionally. Cool almonds in pan on wire rack.
• While almonds cool, in heavy 3-quart saucepan, heat vinegar and 2 cups sugar to boiling over medium heat. Continue cooking over medium heat until mixture turns dark amber in color, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. (If using a thermometer, temperature should read about 360°F.)
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix salt, cumin, coriander, ground red pepper, and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Lightly grease large cookie sheet.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Stir spice mixture into hot sugar syrup. Add almonds, and stir until evenly coated. Immediately pour mixture onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, spread almond mixture to form a single layer.
• Cool brittle completely on cookie sheet on wire rack. With hands, break brittle into small pieces. Store in tightly covered jar or tin for up to a month.

ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan over moderate heat.
• Stir in the sugar and corn syrup until dissolved.
• Cook to the hard-ball stage (250F, 121C) and add the almonds and salt.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, to the hard-crack stage (300F, 150C).
• Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, vanilla, and baking soda.
• Pour the mixture onto a well buttered slab or baking sheet and spread it out with a spatula, making it as thin as possible while it is still hot.
• Cool to room temperature and break into pieces.
• Store in an airtight container.

HOT SWEET ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place almonds in single layer in a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan. Bake 6-9 minutes, or until golden brown. (Watch carefully after 5 minutes, the nuts go from golden to scorched in no time). Remove from oven and place nuts on a plate to cool. Set aside.
• While the almonds cool, mix the salt, cumin coriander, cayenne and 1 T. sugar in a small bowl. In a heavy 3 quart saucepan, heat vinegar and 2 cups sugar to boiling over medium heat. Continue to cook over medium heat until the mixture is a light to medium amber color, stirring occasionally. This will probably take between 10 and 15 minutes, depending on your stove and how heavy the pan is. While the sugar is cooking, spray the jelly roll pan with nonstick cooking spray. Place the jelly roll pan on a trivet or cooling rack. Keep the cooking spray out and have two forks ready for spreading the hot candy in the pan.
• When the sugar mixture is the right color, remove from heat. Stir spice mixture into sugar. Add the almonds and stir to coat evenly. Work fast- this sets up quickly. Immediately pour the mixture onto the prepared pan. Spray the forks with cooking spray and use them to spread the almond mixture into roughly a single layer in the pan.
• Cool brittle completely on jelly roll pan on a wire rack. With hands, break brittle into small pieces. Store in tightly covered jar or tin for up to two weeks.