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Best Ever Peanut Brittle Recipe


Best Ever Peanut Brittle Recipe
from Food and Wine, their best peanut brittle recipe! Make ahead too. I like recipes like this as I find a good nut brittle is hard to find!

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1/3 cup light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 12 ounces roasted salted peanuts, cashews, pistachios and/or pecans
  • Fleur de sel or crushed Maldon sea salt

Directions
  1. Prep does not include cooling of recipe
  2. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water, butter and corn syrup and bring to a boil.
  3. Cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until the caramel is light brown and registers 300° on a candy thermometer, 10 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat and carefully stir in the baking soda. The mixture will bubble.
  5. Stir in the nuts, then immediately scrape the brittle onto a large rimmed, nonstick baking sheet.
  6. Using the back of a large spoon (oil it lightly if it sticks), spread the brittle into a thin, even layer.
  7. Sprinkle with salt. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  8. Break the brittle into large shards.
  9. Make Ahead The brittle can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 month

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Comments


Sorry, wrong group here!not for peanutbutter group- just the nut group ) grin )

Midge


We usually buy the packaged kind but this sounds great!


This is one of my husband's favorites, but it has gotten expensive to buy. I will try this, it sounds great!


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