Croccante Italian Almond Brittle

Description

This is a recipe from david rocco's la dolce vita on cooking channel. I love this because it is a new take on standard peanut brittle, plus i'm italian so, i'm a little biased.

Ingredients

• Sugar
• Water
• Almonds
• Butter

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, add the sugar and cook on high heat
2. Continue to stir until the sugar begins to sweat and liquify
3. Add a bit of water to help, if necessary
4. Continue to cook until the sugar turns into a deep rich brown color
5. Add the almonds and mix well
6. Cook for a few minutes, making sure the almonds are fully coated
7. Remove the almonds from the heat and quickly pour and spread the hot almond-sugar mixture onto a buttered cookie sheet to the desired thickness
8. Let cool for 30 minutes before breaking it into smaller pieces