Oat Brittle Recipe
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- Total time
- 20 min
- Serves
- 12
- Cuisine
- European - British
Ingredients
- 4 oz oats (old fashioned)
- 7 oz sugar
- 3 oz brown sugar
- 5 oz water
- 3 oz Golden Syrup (available in many UK shops and grocery stores or Amazon)
- 1 oz butter
- 1/8 tsp baking soda
Steps
- 1
Place the sugars, Golden Syrup and water in a heavy pan over low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon until the sugar has completely dissolved.
- 2
Add butter and bring to a boil, but do not stir.
- 3
Simmer gently until a little of the mixture dropped into cold water separates into brittle threads (310˚ F/154˚ C on a candy thermometer).
- 4
Stir in the baking soda, then add the oats and stir quickly.
- 5
Pour onto a buttered or silicone lined cookie sheet.
- 6
Allow to cool completely then break into pieces as desired. Store in an airtight tin.
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