Soft Peanut Butter Peanut Brittle

Soft Peanut Butter Peanut Brittle

A softer alternative to a traditional holiday favorite.

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups light corn syrup
2 cups salted peanuts
2 to 2 1/2 cups peanut butter
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda

Combine sugar and water in heavy saucepan. Bring mixture to full rolling boil
over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in corn syrup. Cook to hard crack
stage, 300 degrees. Meanwhile, mix peanuts, peanut butter and vanilla. Remove
syrup from heat; at once add peanut butter mixture and baking soda; stir.
Working quickly, pour onto buttered cookie sheet; spread with fork. Cool; break
into pieces.

Yield: About 3 pounds of creamy peanut brittle.


Source:

rec.food.cooking, rec.food.recipes

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