Nutty Brittle From Savannah’s Candy Man
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Expert
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/2 cup macadamias
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
Directions
In a nonstick saucepan, heat and stir sugar, corn syrup, water and salt over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Over high heat, using a candy thermometer, cook sugar mixture to a hard crack stage (290 °F).
Add nuts and butter and cook to 300 °F stirring all the time to keep the nuts from burning. Pull off heat at 300 °F and stir in baking soda while beating to froth for 30 seconds.
Pour at once on to 4 well buttered 15 1/2 by 10 by 1-inch pans. Spread with a spatula as thin as possible. As the brittle cools you may use gloves to hand stretch the brittle which will give it a better eating quality.
This brittle has a great shelf life, if kept in airtight zip locks or containers, it will keep for 2 months.
