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Ingredients
Recipe for: Palanquetas – Brittles
Makes 2½ POUNDS
- 3 cups sugar
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2½ cups nuts or seeds (pumpkin seeds, peanuts, sesame seeds, and almonds are common choices)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Method
- Line a baking sheet with a nonstick mat or grease it, and lightly grease an offset metal spatula (so that the brittle will be easier to spread)
- Combine the sugar, water, corn syrup, and butter in a heavy pot over medium heat and cook, stirring, until it starts to boil
- Add the nuts (pumpkin seeds will pop) and continue cooking until you obtain a golden caramel color
- Remove from the heat and add the baking soda and salt
- Stir rapidly, being careful not to burn yourself from the steam, and then pour onto the prepared pan
- Spread rapidly to your desired thickness
- Let cool, and then break apart with your hands if it is thin or cut with an oiled knife into desired shapes
- If you choose to cut the brittle into shapes, do so while it is cooling but still somewhat warm
- Once the brittle is completely cool it will break
- These can be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry area
- Use pieces of parchment paper between them so they don’t stick to eack other
- They will keep for a few weeks
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