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Benne Brittle
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Benne Brittle

6 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

193
Calories
0g
Protein
14g
Fat
17g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp Lemon extract
  • 2 cup Parched benne seed (sesame seeds, I think)
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Directions

1

Benne seeds cannot be procured in many places, but the candy made with it is so delicious and so characteristic of charleston that the recipe is here included.

2

Add the extracts to the sugar.

3

Melt the sugar in a saucepan, stirring constantly, as for peanut brittle.

4

When the sugar is melted, add the benne seed, stirring it in quickly.

5

Pour at once onto a marble slab to cool or pour into lightly buttered pans.

6

Mark in one-inch squares while still warm and break along the lines when cold.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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