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Not sure if I shoulda put this here or under deserts, but it looked good to me. Stole it off a California BBQ Association forum. From Jason Fisher. (I guess it's not stealin' if you give 'em credit, huh?)
Bacon Brittle
2 pounds of bacon cooked crispy and drained well.
1 cup toasted pecans roughly chopped
1 tablespoon chipotle powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup light corn syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon baking soda.
Butter a half sheet pan. Combine the chipotle powder and salt and set aside.
In a four-quart sauce pot (you'll need the extra room), heat a cup of light corn syrup with two cups of granulated sugar over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Add chipotle powder and salt.
Continue cooking to 300 degrees as measured with a candy thermometer. Working quickly, remove from heat, add two tablespoons of butter and a teaspoon of baking soda, then stir in nuts and bacon.
Pour into buttered sheet pan, and spread to even thickness.
If you time it right, you can remove the brittle from the pan while still slightly pliable, and cut into 1" squares. Otherwise, just break it into pieces.
You can put in less chipotle powder if you'd prefer a less spicy brittle.
I copied this recipe from one I saw on TheBBQForum.com
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The Smokepranos Competition BBQ Team
Modesto, CA
Anyways I don't bake and I'm not big on sweets. If anyone trys this let me know how it comes out. Maybe if it's good we can add it to the new recipe site.
Thanks
JT
Bacon Brittle
2 pounds of bacon cooked crispy and drained well.
1 cup toasted pecans roughly chopped
1 tablespoon chipotle powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup light corn syrup
2 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon baking soda.
Butter a half sheet pan. Combine the chipotle powder and salt and set aside.
In a four-quart sauce pot (you'll need the extra room), heat a cup of light corn syrup with two cups of granulated sugar over medium-high heat until sugar dissolves. Add chipotle powder and salt.
Continue cooking to 300 degrees as measured with a candy thermometer. Working quickly, remove from heat, add two tablespoons of butter and a teaspoon of baking soda, then stir in nuts and bacon.
Pour into buttered sheet pan, and spread to even thickness.
If you time it right, you can remove the brittle from the pan while still slightly pliable, and cut into 1" squares. Otherwise, just break it into pieces.
You can put in less chipotle powder if you'd prefer a less spicy brittle.
I copied this recipe from one I saw on TheBBQForum.com
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The Smokepranos Competition BBQ Team
Modesto, CA
Anyways I don't bake and I'm not big on sweets. If anyone trys this let me know how it comes out. Maybe if it's good we can add it to the new recipe site.
Thanks
JT
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