#363 cashew nut brittle

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 cup unroasted cashews, split in half

Cut 2 pieces of parchment paper ~the size of a cookie sheet. Simmer water, sugar and salt until temperature reaches 238F. Remove from heat, stir in cashews and keep stirring until sugar crystallizes. Put back on the heat and stir over medium high heat until sugar dissolves and turns brown (this takes a few minutes, the sugar dries out before melting again). Pour onto parchment paper and cover with a second piece of parchment and roll out with a rolling pin until thin. Let cool and break into pieces.

recipe adapted from epicurious.com