Oregon hazelnut crunch
1 Batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Hazelnut liqueur or extract |
| ¼ | cup | Corn syrup |
| 2 | tablespoons | Water |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | cup | Roasted & chopped hazelnuts (Oregon hazelnuts) |
Directions
Combine sugar, liqueur or extract, corn syrup, water and salt in a 1-quart sauce pan and bring to a boil. Cook to 300 (syrup will be golden color) without stirring. Remove from heat and add hazelnuts and soda (mixture will foam); stir briskly and pour into buttered pan. Let cool. Break into coarse crumbs with rolling pin. Store in airtight container until used.
* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board