Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups light corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon Steen's 100 percent Pure Cane Syrup
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups assorted nuts, such as pine nuts, pecan pieces, walnut pieces, sliced almonds, and peanuts
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
Line two baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper. Combine the water and sugar in a large nonstick heavy-bottomed sauce pan over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve the sugar, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the corn syrup, cane syrup, and salt, and stir constantly and slowly with a wooden spoon until the mixture comes to a gentle boil, about 2 minutes. Continue stirring until the mixture reaches between 225 degrees F and 230 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Add the nuts and continue stirring until the mixture reaches 290 degrees F. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the butter and baking soda and stir until the butter is completely melted, about 1 minute. Pour the mixture onto the baking sheets, being careful as it is very hot, and spread it evenly with a rubber spatula. Let cool completely. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container. Will keep for up to 2 weeks. Give the candy as gifts in either decorative tins, boxes or wrapped in cellophane paper.
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By mcload_12441797
Houston, 83
on December 15, 2009
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This is probably the closest recipe I've been able to find that duplicates a wonderful P-brittle that a next door mom used to make many decades ago. I even remember helping her make it a few times as a kid.
No, I haven't tried this just yet, but I would definitely not use wax paper as called for. Also, mix in the butter at the last, but not the baking soda. Once the butter is melted and thoroughly mixed in, add the baking soda and the candy will start to foam and rise in the pan. Be sure to pour this mixture out on the pan as it is rising. Quickly flatten or spread out the peanuts, but don't interrupt the rising process...just let it cool. The result will be a more "airy" and less dense brittle than just a flat hardened candy. Not sure I would add the cayenne as seen on Alton's video.
By Izaakh
kalamazoo, MI
on May 29, 2007
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nice great
By drewe66_2084832
Simsbury, CT
on January 06, 2007
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at trying candy and it turned out ok. I used honey instead of the liquid sugar and I'm sure it didn't make a difference. Recipe makes a ton !!
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