Grandmas Christmas Brittle Recipe
Yield: 8 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
3 cup: Sugar,
1/2 cup: Corn syrup,
1 cup: Water,
1/4 cup: Butter cut into pieces,
1 tsp: Salt,
16 ounce: Dry roasted peanuts unsalted,
1 1/2 tsp: Baking soda,
1 tsp: Water,
1 tsp: Vanilla,
Directions:
Grease two cookie sheets and keep warm in a 200 degree 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 240 degrees (soft-boil stage). Stir in butter, salt, and
peanuts. Continue heating, stirring constantly, until the mixture
reaches 300 degrees. 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, Nov/Dec 1992
SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 12/92
Source from luhu.jp
large saucepan, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and 1 cup water. Cook
over medium heat, stirring constantly, until a candy thermometer
reaches 240 degrees (soft-boil stage). Stir in butter, salt, and
peanuts. Continue heating, stirring constantly, until the mixture
reaches 300 degrees. 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, Nov/Dec 1992
SHARED BY: Jim Bodle 12/92
Source from luhu.jp