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  Almond Brittle
  Category: Candy
  Author: The Savvybearcat
  Date: 1/1/2007
  Hits: 306
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup Whole, unblanched almonds
1 1/3 cup Blanched, chopped almonds
3/4 cup Packed brown sugar
2/3 cup Light corn syrup
1/4 cup Water
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tbsp Unsalted butter
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract or flavor
1/4 tsp Almond extract or flavor
Instructions:
1) Preheat oven to 325 F. 2) Place whole and chopped almonds on a
jelly-roll pan and toast them for 15 min. in oven, tossing and
stirring occasionally. Turn off heat and leave nuts in oven. They
must be warm when added to syrup. 3) In heavy 1 1/2 qt. saucepan,
stir together brn. sugar, corn syrup, water and salt. Swirl over high
heat until sugar dissolves, washing down sides of pan with wet brush
to remove any sugar crystals. Boil to 290 F. on candy thermometer
without stirring. 4) Meanwhile, butter lge. baking sheet and a metal
spatula. 5) When syrup is ready, remove from the heat and stir in the
hot nuts, then butter, vanilla, and almond extract. 6) Pour candy
onto baking sheet and press out as flat as possible with spatula. Let
cool. 7) Remove the brittle from the pan and break into serving pcs.
Pack airtight and store for 24 hrs. before serving to let flavor
develop. Will keep for many weeks.

Yield: 1 1/4 lbs.
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