Grandpa Berardi's Peanut Brittle: Difference between revisions
Created page with "2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup water 1 cup white (light) corn syrup 2 cups raw peanuts (or whatever nuts you prefer) 1/4 tsp kosher/sea salt 1 tsp butter 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 tsp baking soda Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in a heavy 2-3 qt saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring till sugar dissolves. Cook to soft ball stage (236º F) Add peanuts & salt. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (295º F). Remove from heat Add butter, vanil..." |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
2 tsp baking soda | 2 tsp baking soda | ||
Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in a heavy 2-3 qt saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring till sugar dissolves. Cook to soft ball stage ( | Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in a heavy 2-3 qt saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring till sugar dissolves. Cook to soft ball stage (236° F) | ||
Add peanuts & salt. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage ( | Add peanuts & salt. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (295°F). | ||
Remove from heat | Remove from heat | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 24 November 2024
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 cup white (light) corn syrup
2 cups raw peanuts (or whatever nuts you prefer)
1/4 tsp kosher/sea salt
1 tsp butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tsp baking soda
Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in a heavy 2-3 qt saucepan. Cook slowly, stirring till sugar dissolves. Cook to soft ball stage (236° F)
Add peanuts & salt. Cook slowly, stirring constantly, to hard crack stage (295°F).
Remove from heat
Add butter, vanilla & baking soda. Stir slightly.
Pour evenly onto well greased shallow pans. Cool partially by lifting around the edges with a knife. When firm, turn out onto parchment.
When cooled, break into pieces. Store in air tight container.
notes:
This is a combination of Mom Berardi's (my great grandmother) recipe that she got from a candy store in Canyon City, CO and the Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook from 1951. My grandfather (Roger) gave the cookbook to my Grandma Adeline for Christmas 1951.