Aunt Ira's Peanut Brittle
"This was made at least twice a week by a lady who lived to 101."
photo by SweetsLady
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup white corn syrup
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1 cup raw peanuts
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Cook sugar, corn syrup and water to a boil.
- Add peanuts and butter and cook til brittle.
- Add vanilla, salt and baking soda and quickly stir.
- Pour in buttered pan and shake to spread.
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Reviews
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Delicious peanut brittle!! I ended up using dry roasted peanuts and added them in at about 285 and then cooked all the way to 300 (hard crack stage). Thanks, Golfcrazy!
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