posted by SandyOH 12-12-101 6:33 PM
* Exported from MasterCook *
Nut and Cherry Brittle
Recipe By : Better Homes & Garden - December 1972
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Candy
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup water
2 1/2 cups mixed salted nuts
1/2 cup red or green candied cherries -- halved
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a 3-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and water. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Continue cooking, without stirring, till candy thermometer reaches hard crack stage (300 F.).
Meanwhile, in 13x9x2-inch baking dish, combine nuts and cherries. Heat in 350 F. oven for 10 minutes; keep warm.
When syrup reaches 300 F. stir in nuts, cherries, butter and vanilla till butter melts. Immediately pour onto buttered jellyroll pan; spread quickly, with wooden spoon. Place pan on cooling rack. Let stand about 1-1/2 hours. Loosen and break into pieces.
Makes 2 pounds