PieSusan
Tortes Are Us
Honeycomb Brittle (P, TNT)
based on a recipe from Saveur Magazine
Yield: 9"x13" pan
Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
4 tsp. honey
3 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. baking soda
Directions:
Lightly oil a 9"x13" cookie sheet pan and set aside. Or you can use a silpat so that the candy does not stick.
Combine all the ingredients except the baking soda in a deep medium saucepan. Bring the syrup to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until the temperature reaches 300°F on a candy thermometer. It will take about 10 minutes. Watch the syrup closely so that it does not burn and make sure to read the candy thermometer at eye level. I
find that is the biggest mistake that people make and they misread the temperature.
Remove the pan from heat, and add the baking soda and whisk vigorously for 5 seconds. The brittle will foam up and turn a light orange and then, quickly pour the candy onto the prepared pan. Don't play with the brittle. Do not try to smooth it down or touch it more than needed to get it out of the saucepan and do not scrape the saucepan to get all the candy out.
Set the brittle aside to cool completely and then break into pieces. Save the crumbs to serve on vanilla ice cream.based on a recipe from Saveur Magazine
Yield: 9"x13" pan
Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup
4 tsp. honey
3 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. baking soda
Directions:
Lightly oil a 9"x13" cookie sheet pan and set aside. Or you can use a silpat so that the candy does not stick.
Combine all the ingredients except the baking soda in a deep medium saucepan. Bring the syrup to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until the temperature reaches 300°F on a candy thermometer. It will take about 10 minutes. Watch the syrup closely so that it does not burn and make sure to read the candy thermometer at eye level. I
find that is the biggest mistake that people make and they misread the temperature.
Remove the pan from heat, and add the baking soda and whisk vigorously for 5 seconds. The brittle will foam up and turn a light orange and then, quickly pour the candy onto the prepared pan. Don't play with the brittle. Do not try to smooth it down or touch it more than needed to get it out of the saucepan and do not scrape the saucepan to get all the candy out.
