Mom's Peanut Brittle

Name: Mom's Peanut Brittle
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 2 Tbsps butter; 158 milliliters light corn syrup; 118 milliliters raw Spanish peanuts; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons water; 355 milliliters white sugar

Mom's Peanut Brittle is a gluten free and vegetarian recipe with 1 servings. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 2427 calories, 19g of protein, and 59g of fat. A mixture of baking soda, salt, peanuts, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Generously butter a 12x18 inch cookie sheet. Set aside.

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Butter

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Baking Sheet

Mix sugar, water, and corn syrup in a heavy skillet. Stir well until it comes to a boil. Cover and boil 3 minutes. Continue to boil to hard ball stage (when a little bit dropped into a cupful of cold water forms a hard ball - hence the name!) 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).

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Corn Syrup

Sugar

Water

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Frying Pan

Stir in butter and peanuts. Continue cooking until mixture turns a light brown color.

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Peanuts

Butter

Remove from heat.

Mix together salt, vanilla, baking soda and water.

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Baking Soda

Vanilla

Water

Salt

Combine this with syrup and nuts mixture.

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Syrup

Nuts

Mix well, and fast.

Pour onto prepared cookie sheet. Use back of buttered spoon to spread thinly and evenly. Allow to cool, then break into pieces. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet