Peanut Brittle
From amatullah 16 years agoIngredients
- 340g raw peanuts or raw cashews, coarsely chopped shopping list
- 170g sugar shopping list
- 170g Light syrup shopping list
- 60ml water shopping list
- 3 tbsp butter, at room temperature shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla essence shopping list
- 1 tsp baking powder shopping list
How to make it
- Butter a large baking tray; set aside.
- In a large heavy bottomed saucepan, combine the sugar, syrup, water, and butter. Bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar.
- (Try to avoid splashing mixture onto side of the pan.)
- Boil for 3 minutes.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, to 114 - 118°C (238 - 245°F) on sugar thermometer, soft-ball stage. The sugar mixture will form a soft ball which can be squashed flat.
- Add the nuts.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, to 300° on sugar thermometer, hard-crack stage (10 to 15 minutes). Be careful that the mixture does not burn. Remove the pan from heat.
- Quickly stir in vanilla and baking powder into the hot mixture, stirring constantly until light and foamy. Immediately pour and spread mixture onto the baking sheet.
- With 2 forks, lift and pull into a rectangle.
- Pull gently to avoid tearing.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Break into pieces.
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