Almond Brittle

Name: Almond Brittle
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 72 g (2½ oz) glucose syrup; 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; ¼ vanilla bean, seeds scraped; 115 g (4 oz) blanched almonds; 2 g (1/10) fine sea salt; 10 g (¼ oz) unsalted butter; 1 g (1/25 oz) bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 1 g (1/25 oz) bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sepia

By Martin Benn

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar
72 g (2½

Oceania
Australia
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Sydney

Method

Heat the sugar, glucose and 42 g (1½ oz) of water in a medium saucepan over medium–high heat to 115°C (240°F). Add the almonds and vanilla bean and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until the te