Peanut Brittle

Name: Peanut Brittle
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 cups :sugar; 1 cup :light corn syrup; 1 cup :water; 2 cups :raw Spanish peanuts; 1/2 teaspoon :salt; 2 tablespoons :butter; 2 teaspoon :baking soda

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Peanut Brittle

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

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Ingredients

2 cups :sugar
1 cup :light corn syrup
1 cup :water
2 cups :raw Spanish peanuts
1/2 teaspoon :salt
2 tablespoons :butter
2 teaspoon :baking soda

Instructions

Preparation

Heat and stir sugar, syrup and water in a heavy 3-quart saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Add salt.
Cook over medium heat to soft ball stage (234 degrees). Add peanuts at 250 degrees.
Cook to hard crack stage (290 degrees), stirring often. Remove from heat.
Quickly, stir in butter and soda. Beat to a froth for a few seconds. Pour at once onto 2 well-buttered 15-1/2×10-1/2×1-inch pans, spreading with spatula.
If desired, cool slightly and pull with forks to stretch thin. Break up when cold.

Category: Recipes

Diets: Dairy