norma's peanut brittle

York, PA
Updated on Aug 3, 2011

I have made this for years and family and friends love it and it is so easy to make. My daughter use to live on a farm and her landlord always got peanut brittle at the farmers market. My daughter told him about mine so I made him a batch. Well, needless to say he likes mine better. It's so yummy!

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yield Makes 50 pieces

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups light corn syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 cups raw peanuts
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

How To Make norma's peanut brittle

  • Step 1
    Place sugar, corn syrup and water in a sauce pan and cook until you reach 240 degrees on a candy thermometer and add peanuts and stir gently.
  • Step 2
    Continue to cook until you reach 295 degrees,stirring constantly.
  • Step 3
    Remove from heat, add butter and stir until butter dissolves.
  • Step 4
    Add soda and salt, stirring vigorously. ( mixture will foam and change color )
  • Step 5
    Remove from heat and pour out on a buttered cookies sheet and spread as thinly as possible, working fast.( I use the back of two spoon to spread it out )
  • Step 6
    Let candy cool and break or cut into pieces.

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Category: Candies
Category: Other Snacks
Culture: Southern
Ingredient: Nuts

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