Holidayalmondbrittle Recipes

NO-FAIL ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized saucepan, combine sugar, coffee granules, syrup, water, and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil and allow the temperature to reach 300 degrees without stirring, or until a drop of syrup turns brittle when dropped into cold water.
• Remove from heat, add the baking soda, and stir like you mean it until the mixture blends and pulls away from the sides of the pan. Keep your head away from the pan in that mixture will steam and bubble.
• Stir in the crushed almonds until thoroughly blended, then quickly pour mixture in a thin layer onto a large rimmed non-stick baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt, and allow brittle to cool completely. Knock the brittle out of the pan and crush into small chunks with a rolling pin, or break into large shards.

ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Spread the oil over a baking sheet. Spread almonds evenly over the surface of the sheet. In a medium heavy bottomed saucepan, stir the sugar and cream of tartar into the water over low heat until dissolved. When the sugar is dissolved, increase the heat to medium and stop stirring. Bring to a boil and allow temperature, as measured with a candy thermometer, to 300 degrees F (hard crack stage). Immediately pour the syrup over the almonds and allow to cool and harden completely. Break into pieces to serve.

ALMOND BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; add almonds, sugar, and syrup. Cook and stir the almonds until the mixture turns caramel in color, about 6 minutes.
• Spread the mixture onto the prepared baking sheet in a thin layer. Cool until the mixture hardens and break into pieces to serve.