Brittle (food)

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Brittle
Golden peanut brittle cracked on a serving dish
TypeConfectionery
Main ingredientsSugar, nuts, water, butter

Brittle is a type of

confection consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts,[1]
and which are usually less than 1 cm thick.

Types

It has many variations around the world, such as

sesame seeds and peanuts.[8] Peanut brittle is the most popular brittle recipe in the United States.[9] The term "brittle" in the context of the food first appeared in print in 1892, though the candy itself has been around for much longer.[10]

Preparation

Traditionally, a mixture of sugar and water is heated to the hard crack stage corresponding to a temperature of approximately 146 to 154 °C (295 to 309 °F), although some recipes also call for ingredients such as glucose and salt in the first step.[11] Nuts are mixed with the caramelized sugar. At this point spices, leavening agents, and often peanut butter or butter are added. The hot candy is poured out onto a flat surface for cooling, traditionally a granite, a marble slab or a baking sheet. The hot candy may be troweled to uniform thickness. When the brittle is cool enough to handle, it is broken into pieces.[12] It is also rare to break the brittle into equal pieces.

Nougatine

Nougatine is a similar confection to brittle, but made of sliced almonds instead of whole peanuts, which are embedded in clear caramel.[13]

See also

References

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  6. ^ "Peanut or Cheena Badam is popular outdoor leisure snack food in Bangladesh". January 11, 2011.
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  8. ^ Leela Punyaratabandhu (April 12, 2011). "Goddesses and peanut brittle: This year, celebrate Songkran in supernatural style". CNN. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  9. ^ Chu, Anita. Field Guide to Candy: How to Identify and Make Virtually Every Candy Imaginable. Philadelphia: Quirk, 2009.
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  11. ^ "Peanut Brittle Recipe *Video Recipe*". Joyofbaking.com.
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