peanut brittle

Name: Peanut brittle
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sugar, not brown sugar; 1 cup(s) light corn syrup; 1 cup(s) water; 2 cup(s) shelled unroasted peanuts; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) butter; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda

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alan shulver

Honolulu, HI

Updated on Jul 9, 2012

This is a family favorite and real easy to make. my 10 year old niece, Alesha helped me with this recipe.

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yield makes 2 lbs

Ingredients

2 cups sugar, not brown sugar
1 cup light corn syrup
1 cup water
2 cups shelled unroasted peanuts
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons baking soda

How To Make peanut brittle

Step 1

Combine sugar syrup and water in a large heavy skillet.

Step 2

Cook slowly over medium heat,stirring constantly until sugar disolved.
Step 3

Continue cooking until mixture reaches the soft boil stage(240 degrees)or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water seperates into threads which are hard and brittle.
Step 4

Watch mixture carefully to avoid burning.remove from heat.add peanits, butter and soda. Stirring to blend.
Step 5

Pour onto 2 large butterd baking sheets,while still warm ,pour out to desired thickness. When cold crack into pieces.
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