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Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 c sugar
1 light corn syrup
4 T butter
2 tsp. Pure vanilla extract
2 tsp. Baking soda
vegetable oil cooking spray
4 ½ c salted fresh roasted peanuts skinned (about 1 lb 7 ounces)
Directions:
Directions:
Coat two 12 by 17 inch cookie sheet pans with cooking spray.
In a heavy 5 quart saucepan with a tight fitting lid, combine sugar, corn syrup and ½ cup water. Cover the pot and bring the mixture to a boil over high heat, about 5 minutes. Swirl the pot often over the burner to dissolve the sugar. Keeping the lid on will prevent sugar crystals from forming inside the pot; however; should crystals form, was down the sides with a wet pastry brush.

Once steam begins to rise around the lid, remove the lid and reduce heat to medium. Insert candy thermometer and continue to boil until temperature reaches 230 º (thread stage) about 1 minute.

Add peanuts, and stir constantly with a metal spoon until the mixture reaches 300 º (hard crack stage) about 13 to 18 minutes. At this point, the mixture should be a rich golden brown.

Immediately remove from heat and quickly add butter, vanilla and baking soda. Stir with a metal spoon until butter melts; mixture will become foamy. Pour half of mixture down the center of each pan; spread it evenly with a spatula. Allow to cool for at least 1 hour.

Turn brittle out of the pan and snap it into shards. Peanut brittle can be stored in an airtight container for several weeks.

 

 

 

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