Brittle (food) explained

Brittle
Type:Confectionery
Main Ingredient:Sugar, nuts, water, butter

Brittle is a type of confection consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts,[1] and which are usually less than 1 cm thick.

Types

It has many variations around the world, such as:

In parts of the Middle East, brittle is made with pistachios,[9] while many Asian countries use sesame seeds and peanuts.[10] Peanut brittle is the most popular brittle recipe in the United States.[11] The term "brittle" in the context of the food first appeared in print in 1892, though the candy itself has been around for much longer.[12]

Preparation of American peanut brittle

Traditionally, a mixture of sugar and water is heated to the hard crack stage corresponding to a temperature of approximately 295to, although some recipes also call for ingredients such as glucose and salt in the first step.[13] Nuts are mixed with the caramelized sugar. At this point spices, leavening agents, and often peanut butter or butter are added. The hot candy is poured out onto a flat surface for cooling, traditionally a granite, a marble slab or a baking sheet. The hot candy may be troweled to uniform thickness. When the brittle is cool enough to handle, it is broken into pieces.[14] It is also rare to break the brittle into equal pieces.

Nougatine

Nougatine is a similar confection to brittle, but made of sliced almonds instead of whole peanuts, which are embedded in clear caramel.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sweet Tooth: The Bittersweet History of Candy . 34 . Kate Hopkins . April 11, 2013 . 2012 . Macmillan. 9781250011190 .
  2. Book: Gourmet Gifts: 100 Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion to Make Yourself & Wrap with Style . 251 . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt . Dinah Corley . 2011 . 978-1558324350 .
  3. Book: The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's elBulli . 82 . Lisa Abend . 2011 . Simon and Schuster.
  4. Web site: 2020-12-21 . Holiday Sweets: We Love Croccante (And So Will You) . 2024-06-13 . La Cucina Italiana . en-US.
  5. Web site: Slatko i dekorativno: Pripremi najbolji krokant od badema . 2024-06-13 . gastro.24sata.hr . hr.
  6. Web site: El origen de la palabra Palanqueta y La Fiesta del Maíz. December 21, 2015 .
  7. Book: Polistico . Edgie . Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary . 2017 . Anvil Publishing, Inc. . 9786214200870.
  8. Web site: Peanut or Cheena Badam is popular outdoor leisure snack food in Bangladesh. January 11, 2011 .
  9. Book: The World on a Plate: A Tour Through the History of America's Ethnic Cuisine . registration . brittle pistachios middle east. . 33 . University of Nebraska Press . April 11, 2013 . 2007 . Joel Denker. 978-0803260146 .
  10. News: Goddesses and peanut brittle: This year, celebrate Songkran in supernatural style . April 12, 2011 . April 11, 2013 . Leela Punyaratabandhu . CNN.
  11. Chu, Anita. Field Guide to Candy: How to Identify and Make Virtually Every Candy Imaginable. Philadelphia: Quirk, 2009.
  12. Web site: . Lynne . Olver . Lynne Olver . Brittle .
  13. Web site: Peanut Brittle Recipe *Video Recipe* . Joyofbaking.com.
  14. Book: Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More Than 300 Recipes . 418 . April 11, 2013 . Simon & Schuster . 2011 . Paula Deen . 9781416564126 .
  15. Book: Gisslen, Wayne . Professional baking . 2017 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-1-119-14844-9 . Seventh . Hoboken, New Jersey . 656 . 944179855.

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