Serves: 72
1. Heat oven to 200°. Grease 2 cookie sheets, 15 1/2 X 12 inches, with butter keep warm in oven. (Keeping the cookie sheets warm allows the candy to be spread 1/4 inch thick without it setting up.) Grease long metal spatula with butter set aside.
2. Mix baking soda, 1 teaspoon water and the vanilla set aside. Mix sugar, 1 cup water and the corn syrup in 3-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, to 240° on candy thermometer or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water.
3. Stir in butter and peanuts. Cook, about 13 minutes, stirring constantly, to 300° or until small amount of mixture dropped into cup of very cold water separates into hard, brittle threads. (Watch carefully so mixture does not burn.) Immediately remove from heat. Quickly stir in baking soda mixture until light and foamy.
4. Pour half of the candy mixture onto each cookie sheet and quickly spread about 1/4 inch thick with buttered spatula. Cool completely, at least 1 hour. Break into pieces. Store in airtight container.
*Do not use vegetable oil spreads.
NUTRITION FACTS: 1 Piece: Calories 80 (Calories from Fat 35) Fat 4g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 40mg Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 2g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 0% DIET EXCHANGES: 1/2 Starch 1 Fat
From "Betty Crocker's Complete Cookbook, Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 9th Edition." Text Copyright 2000 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This Peanut Brittle recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 9th Edition Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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