jimmy carter's peanut brittle
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I found this in a 1980's cookbook published by Communications Workers Union. My husband has made this recipe many times at holidays and it is a big crowd pleaser.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup karo light corn syrup
- 3 cups raw, unblanched peanuts
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
How To Make jimmy carter's peanut brittle
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Step 1In 3-quart saucepan, stir together sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
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Step 2Continue cooking until mixture reaches 323°F on candy thermometer, or until it spins in 2-inch thread when spoon is raised.
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Step 3Stir in peanuts, continue boiling, stirring occasionally, until mixture reaches 300°F. or until small amount of mixture when dropped into very cold water, separates into threads which are hard and brittle.
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Step 4Remove from heat; stir in baking soda, butter and vanilla.
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Step 5Quickly pour into two 15½ x 10½ x -inch jelly roll pans. As mixture begins to harden, pull until very thin.
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