Servings: 6
Ease of Preparation: Medium
This recipe is part of the One BIG Holiday Recipe
Ingredients:
Pecan Brittle:
- 2 tablespoons (60 ml) butter, plus melted for brushing the pan
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) baking soda
- ½ cup (120 ml) light corn syrup
- 1 cup (240 ml) white sugar
- ½ cup (120 ml) pecan pieces, roasted
Bark:
- 2 cups (470 ml) white chocolate pieces
- ½ cup (240 ml) pecan pieces, roasted
- ½ cup (120 ml) dried cranberries
Special equipment:
Candy thermometer
Method:
For the Pecan Brittle:
Line a ¼ size sheet tray with parchment paper, brush with melted butter.
Prepare small portion bowls with pecans, cold, salted butter and baking soda.
Heat a heavy bottom pan over medium-high heat, add white sugar.
Add corn syrup and 4 tablespoons (60 ml) water to the sugar.
Bring all to a boil and cook for 8-12 minutes, using a heat-proof silicon spatula to stir, until a candy thermometer reads 300 F (150 C), no higher.
When the temperature is reached, work quickly (and carefully, it’s hotter than it looks!); first, remove the pan from the heat, then stir in the portioned pecan pieces, butter and baking soda you measured earlier.
Then, immediately pour the mixture out onto the lined and buttered tray, and tilt the pan to create a thin, even layer.
Cool at room temperature.
PRO TIP: to clean burnt sugar from a pan, add water and boil.
For the Bark:
Set up a double boiler: fill a medium saucepan about half-way with water, place over high heat and bring to a boil. Use a metal mixing bowl that is just larger than the saucepan and set over the top, leaving about an inch between the bowl and the water. When boiling, reduce the temp to very low so that the steam is what is heating the bowl.
Add white chocolate pieces to the bowl and allow to melt.
When melted, pour the chocolate over the cooled brittle, spread with a silicon spatula.
Sprinkle over the remaining chopped pecans and dried cranberries.
Gently press the garnishes into the chocolate.
Allow bark to cool at room temperature until fully hardened. Reserve at room temperature.
To Serve:
Snap brittle and serve the shards or package as gifts.
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