Sesame Brittle Recipes

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
• Combine sugar, honey, and water in a small, thick bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until a smooth slurry forms, about 3 minutes. Stir in raw sesame seeds.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until mixture turns an amber-caramel color, 5 to 10 minutes. A candy thermometer should read 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla extract. Pour mixture onto prepared baking sheet.
• Cool until hardened, 15 to 20 minutes. Break into pieces.

Steps:

• Generously oil a sheet pan (preferably one with sides) measuring at least 11 by 17-inches with vegetable oil. In a medium-sized heavy saucepan, combine the water, sugar, cream of tartar and corn syrup and bring to a boil over medium heat. Using a candy thermometer to test it, boil the mixture until it reaches 340 to 350 degrees. The color should be deep golden brown. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter, then mix in the sesame seeds and baking soda. Pour the mixture onto the oiled pan and spread it out a bit with the back of a wooden spoon, to about a 1/4-inch thickness. For thinner brittle, place a silpat on top and roll to desired thickness while it's still warm. Let harden, uncovered, in a cool place, 30 to 45 minutes. (To wash the saucepan, soak it overnight.) Using your hands, wearing white gloves if desired to keep off any fingerprints, break the brittle into pieces. Store in an airtight container. To rewarm, place in a 350-degree oven.

Steps:

• Butter or oil a jellyroll pan or other large, oblong pans; you might put a towel or trivets under it to protect your counter top or table from heat.
• Put sugar and honey in a wide, deep pan and bring to a boil over medium heat; mix evenly with a metal spoon.
• (Note that the honey will foam a lot.).
• Using a candy thermometer, note when mixture reaches 225°F and add remaining ingredients, stirring until they are mixed evenly.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, to 300-310°F, a light caramel.
• Remove from heat and pour into prepared pan or pans, spreading evenly with the spoon.
• After it cools slightly, loosen from the pan with a spatula.
• While still warm and flexible, cut into rows about 1 inch wide; then cut diagonally into bite size diamonds (keeping your knife buttered or oiled).
• Store in airtight container; stack layers with waxed paper between them.
• (Notes: If you prefer slightly "burnt" caramel, cook to 325°F and be sure to open a window or put your range hood on high; Too, the lemon zest called for imparts a noticeable citrus flavor--you might reduce this amount if you're not fond of it).

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the sesame sees on a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan and toast them in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Place the seeds in a 3 quart pan. Add the sugar, corn syrup, 1/3 cup water and margarine to the sesame seeds.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• Once it's come to the boil, continue to cook without stirring until the temperature reaches 270 degrees F on a candy thermometer or until a small amount of the mixture forms a ball when dropped into very cold water. (I don't have a candy thermometer, so I use the ball test.) This can take 15 to 20 minutes or more. The ball should be "plastic" in texture but should hold the ball shape.
• Grease a jelly roll pan.
• Stir the baking soda into the sesame seed mixture and pour into the jelly roll pan.
• Spread the mixture with a metal spatula so it is 1/4 inch thick.
• Cool completely and then break into pieces.
• Don't forget to brush your teeth well after munching on these.

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 12-by-9-inch pan, and set aside. Place the honey and sugar in a medium saucepan set over medium heat, and cook, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Bring mixture to a boil, and let boil until it reaches 320 degrees, about 6 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add the sesame seeds, almonds, and sunflower seeds, and stir to combine. Pour the mixture onto the prepared pan, and spread out using a greased spatula. Place pan on a wire rack to cool. When brittle is cooled but not hard, ease it out of pan. Place brittle on a wire rack to cool completely. Break the brittle into serving-size pieces.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toast sesame seeds on a 12-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet until pale golden brown, about 13 minutes.
• Coat another 12-by-17-inch rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray. Bring sugar, corn syrup, water, and butter to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium-high. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reaches 300 degrees. Remove from heat, and stir in sesame seeds, ginger, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Pour onto coated baking sheet, and spread into an even 1/2-inch-thick layer. Let coolcompletely. Cut into pieces.