Free Recipe Grandma s Christmas Brittle
Recipe Type: D Recipes
Recipe Preparation: boil
Cooking Ingredients for Grandma s Christmas Brittle Recipe
3 c Sugar
1/2 c Corn syrup
1 c Water
1/4 c Butter
-cut into pieces
1 ts Salt
16 oz Dry roasted peanuts
-unsalted
1-1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Water
1 ts Vanilla
Grandma s Christmas Brittle Preparation
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
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Recipe Serves: 8
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