| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables, Grains | Desserts | 10 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| Vegetable oil spray | ||
| 3 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | c | Light corn syrup |
| 4 1/2 | c | Peanuts, dry-roasted; salted, skinned |
| 2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 4 | tb | Unsalted butter |
| 2 | ts | Vanilla extract |
INSTRUCTIONS
Coat two 17x12x1-inch baking pans with vegetable oil spray. In a 5-quart saucepan, combine sugar, cornsyrup and 1/2 cup water. Clip on a candy thermometer. Stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, bring mixture to a boil over high heat; stop stirring. Wash down sodes of pan with a wet pastry brush to remove sugar crystals. Reduce heat to medium; boil until temperature reaches 230 degrees (thread stage), 5 to 10 minutes. Add peanuts, stir constantly until mixture reaches 300 degrees (hard-crack stage), about 25 minutes. Remove from heat and quickly add baking soda, butter and vanilla. stir with wooden spoon just until butter melts. Pour half the mixture down center of each pan. Mixture will be very foamy. Use a metal spatual to spread mixture while warm. Let cool at least 1 hour. Turn out of pan and break into shards. Brittle may be kept in an airtight container for several weeks. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #197 Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 22:21:44 -0800 From: Kristine <ksimpson@cwo.com>
A Message from our Provider:
“When praying, don’t give God instructions – just report for duty.”