ALMOND BRITTLE
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1 cup sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
¼ tsp salt
10 oz slivered blanched almonds
2 Tbs butter
1 tsp baking soda
1. Lightly butter large cookie sheet.
2. In heavy 2 quart saucepan over medium-heat, heat sugar, corn syrup, salt and ¼ cup water to boiling, stirring constantly until sugar completely dissolves. Stir in almonds. Set candy thermometer in place and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until temperature reaches 300 degrees, or hard-crack stage (about 20 minutes). As mixture begins to darken, stir constantly.
3. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in butter and baking soda. Immediately pour onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, quickly pull apart almond mixture into about a large rectangle.
4. Place cookie sheet on wire rack and cool completely. With hands, break brittle apart into small pieces. Store in a tightly covered container.
Servings: 16
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“I made this for the holidays and gave it away to friends. They all loved it!”
-Scranton, PA
