Pecan Brittle

🥘 Ingredients

• pecans 142 g
• baking soda ½ tsp
• salt ½ tsp
• granulated sugar 150 g
• unsalted butter 57 g
• water

1. 1

   Toast the coarsely chopped pecans .
2. 2

   Combine the baking soda and salt in a small container and mix.
3. 3

   Add granulated sugar and unsalted butter to a saucepan . Add a little bit of water to help bind everything together.
4. 4

   Stir in the beginning to encourage the sugar to dissolve into the butter until the mixture comes to a boil.
5. 5

   Switch to swirling to even out the heat and temperature and prevent crystallization.
6. 6

   Cook until the mixture becomes a deep amber.
7. 7

   Kill the heat and add in the toasted pecans and give the mixture a stir to ensure that the pecans are well coated.
8. 8

   Add the baking soda and salt mixture that'll cause a foaming effect and stir rapidly.
9. 9

   Quickly transfer the mixture to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper while the mixture is till hot and spread into a single layer.
10. 10

    Let cool to room temperature for about 2 hours and break up into small pieces.