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Brown sugar peanut brittle

Brown sugar peanut brittle
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Ingredients/Components

  • granulated sugar - 2 c
  • packed brown sugar - 1 c
  • butter or margarine - 1/4 c
  • water - 1/2 c
  • baking soda - 1 tsp
  • corn syrup - 1/2 c
  • raw Spanish peanuts - 2 c

How to make brown sugar peanut brittle:

In a heavy 3-quart saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, water and a dash of salt. Cook and stir until sugars dissolve. When syrup boils, stir frequently after mixture reaches thread stage. Add margarine when candy thermometer reaches 230°. Add peanuts when temperature reaches soft crack stage (280°). Stir constantly until temperature reaches hard crack stage (300°). Remove from heat. Quickly stir in soda. Mix well.

Pour onto 2 buttered baking sheets. As candy cools, stretch it by lifting and pulling with 2 forks from edges. Break into pieces.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Candy, Fall.

Rating:
Brown sugar peanut brittle
3.5
Average rating: 3.5 of 5, total votes: 8
Cook. Time: PT35M
Total Time: PT35M


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