Benne Brittle

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2 cups parched benne seed (sesame seeds)

Instructions

1. Add the extracts to the sugar.
2. Melt the sugar in a saucepan, stirring constantly, as for peanut brittle.
3. When the sugar is melted, add the benne seed, stirring it in quickly.
4. Pour at once onto a marble slab to cool or pour into lightly buttered pans.
5. Mark in 1 inch squares while still warm, and break along the lines when cold.