Grandma's Christmas Brittle Recipe - Cooking Index
Grandma's Christmas Brittle Recipe - Cooking Index
| 3 cups | 594g / 20oz | Sugar |
| 1/2 cup | 164g / 5.8oz | Corn syrup |
| 1 cup | 237ml | Water |
| 1/4 cup | 49g / 1.7oz | Butter - cut into pieces |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Salt |
| 16 oz | 454g | Dry roasted peanuts - unsalted |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Baking soda |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Water |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Vanilla |
Grease two cookie sheets and keep warm in a 200F oven. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and 1 cup water.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer reaches 240F(soft-boil stage). Stir in butter, salt, and peanuts.
Continue heating, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 300F.
Meanwhile combine baking soda, 1 teaspoon water and vanilla.
Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in baking soda mixture. Quickly pour half the mixture over each cookie sheet.
Spread with buttered metal spatula to a 1/4" thickness. Cool.
Break into pieces.
Yield: About 2 1/2 pounds.
Source:
Karen Lou Grenzow, Sumas, WA, Country Woman,
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