Peanut Brittle Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/2 cup dark or light corn syrup | ||
| Unsalted roasted peanuts | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unsalted butter | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Baking soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
Directions
Generously grease baking sheet.
Combine sugar and corn syrup in 2-quart measuring cup or bowl and cook on High 4 minutes.
Stir in peanuts using wooden spoon.
Continue cooking on High 3 minutes.
Stir in butter and vanilla and cook until candy thermometer registers 300°F (or until small amount of mixture separates into hard and brittle threads when dropped into very cold water), about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes.
Blend in baking soda and stir until mixture is light and foamy .
Pour onto prepared sheet, spreading quickly to edges using back of wooden spoon.
As candy cools, stretch into thin sheets using palms of hands.
Let cool completely .
Break into pieces.
Store pieces of peanut brittle in airtight container in cool place.
Combine sugar and corn syrup in 2-quart measuring cup or bowl and cook on High 4 minutes.
Stir in peanuts using wooden spoon.
Continue cooking on High 3 minutes.
Stir in butter and vanilla and cook until candy thermometer registers 300°F (or until small amount of mixture separates into hard and brittle threads when dropped into very cold water), about 2 to 2 1/2 minutes.
Blend in baking soda and stir until mixture is light and foamy .
Pour onto prepared sheet, spreading quickly to edges using back of wooden spoon.
As candy cools, stretch into thin sheets using palms of hands.
Let cool completely .
Break into pieces.
Store pieces of peanut brittle in airtight container in cool place.
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