norma's peanut brittle
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
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Step 1Place 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.
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Step 2Continue to cook until you reach 295 degrees,stirring constantly.
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Step 3Remove from heat, add butter and stir until butter dissolves.
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Step 4Add soda and salt, stirring vigorously. ( mixture will foam and change color )
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Step 5Remove 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 )
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Step 6Let candy cool and break or cut into pieces.
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