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Peanut brittle

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Ingredients/Components

sugar - 2 c
salt - 1/4 tsp
butter - 1 tsp
water - 1 c
soda - 1/4 tsp
light corn syrup - 1 c
raw Spanish peanuts - 2 c

How to make peanut brittle:

Cook first 4 ingredients slowly; stir until sugar dissolves. Cook to soft ball stage (238°). Remove candy from heat while testing. Blanch 2 cups unroasted Virginia peanuts (raw Spanish do not need blanching). To blanch, cover with boiling water for 3 minutes; run under cold water. Remove coating. Add nuts and 1/4 teaspoon salt to mixture. Cook to hard crack stage (290°), stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Add 1 teaspoon butter and 1/4 teaspoon soda. Stir to blend. Mixture will bubble. Pour onto greased platters. Cool partially by lifting around edges with spatula. Keep spatula moving under mixture so it won't stick when firm, but still warm. Turn over. Break in pieces when cool.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Fruit, Candy.

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Average rating: 4, total votes: 5

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