Mixed-Nut Brittle

At the beginning of each holiday season, we go through the same routine at Flour: Nicole (our head pastry chef) and I sit in the office and write up a menu for thanksgiving and Christmas. We decide which new items we want to bring onto the menu, and which old recipes need to be retested. Certain holiday specials never leave the list, such as our pumpkin pie for thanksgiving. New items are always a bit of a gamble, because we are never sure if they will app