I am totally blind and make brittle. My method is very simple and I learned it wile working at a bakery.
Immediately after poring out the candy, Take a Buttered peace of parchment paper place over the brittle and use a rolling pin to spread. The nuts will cause you to have very uniformed thickness You do not get very long to work the brittle before it sets up, one of the nice things with using the paper you can't get burned as easy. keep in the sink or a bole of very cold water near and if you get hot brittle on your skin immediately plunge in to the water if you can resist do not touch while hot with a another finger then you will have two burns instead of one. . Happy baking -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marilyn DeWeese Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:09 AM To: [email protected]; Rhonda Scott Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave Pecan Brittle When I make brittles, I always have a sighted person with me to spread it, because I got severely burned once, trying to do it myself. Maybe we can get some ideas from people who have done it with no help from a sighted person. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Scott" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "Colleen" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:17 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] Microwave Pecan Brittle > Thank you mucho. > > Does anyone have any special methods for spreading mixtures this hot? My > mom > does her brittle on the stove and is able to spread it nice and thin. It > breaks up easier and seems to taste better too. But the mixture gets > extremely hot and sticks to everything, and you have to be able to work > quickly. > > Rhonda > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colleen" <[email protected]> > To: "cooking dark" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:43 AM > Subject: [CnD] Microwave Pecan Brittle > > > Microwave Pecan Brittle Recipe > > Ingredients > > > > 1 cup pecan halves > > 1 cup sugar > > 1/2 cup light corn syrup > > 1/8 tsp salt > > 1 tsp butter > > 1 tsp vanilla > > 1 tsp baking soda > > > > Directions > > > > Stir pecans, sugar, syrup, and salt together in a 1 1/2 quart glass > > bowl. Microwave on HIGH 7 to 8 minutes, stirring well after 4 > > minutes. At the end of 8 minutes, add butter and vanilla. Blend well. > > Return to microwave and cook on HIGH 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove and > > add baking soda and gently stir until mixture is light and foamy. > > Pour onto lightly greased cookie sheet and let cool 30 minutes to 1 > > hour. Break into pieces and store in airtight container. > > If you're lucky enough to be Irish, > You're lucky enough! > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
