Fiery (or Not) Almond Brittle

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter (salted)
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (or not)
• 3/4 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper (or not)
• 1 cup sugar ()
• 1/2 cup corn syrup (light)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups almonds (raw, whole)
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 butter a large cookie sheet; set aside. (a silicon baking sheet could be used instead).
• 2 in a small custard cup, melt the 2 tablespoons of butter, stir in the pepper seasoning, set aside.
• 3 in a 2-quart glass bowl, combine sugar, corn syrup, and salt. microwave on high for 3 minutes, or until the syrup boils rapidly about 275 degrees fahrenheit - soft crack stage.
• 4 stir the mixture and add the almonds. microwave on high an additional 5 to 6 minutes stirring about halfway through the cooking time. (the syrup will be light brown - about 350 degrees fahrenheit - hard crack stage).
• 5 stir in the butter pepper mixture.
• 6 sprinkle baking soda over mixture stirring constantly.
• 7 immediately pour mixture onto prepared cookie sheet.
• 8 cool, then break into pieces. store in an airtight container.