mom's peanut brittle
I remember standing in a chair next to the stove watching my Mom stir the peanut brittle syrup in her heavy cast iron skillet...the one that had been her mom's and her mom's before that. I remember waiting for the sound of those peanuts to start popping, knowing that very soon, we would have that much anticipated delicious candy. Today that cast iron skillet is mine, a treasured possession. I still use it to make this wonderful candy, using the same recipe we used waaaaaay back then. It's true, you know... some things only get better with age.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
Ingredients
- 1 cup white karo syrup
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup raw peanuts, shelled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- - butter, room temperature
How To Make mom's peanut brittle
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Step 1GENEROUSLY coat a large platter or cookie sheet with butter. Set aside.
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Step 2Mix Karo syrup, sugar, water, and peanuts together in a heavy black cast iron skillet.
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Step 3On medium high temperature,cook and brown until the peanuts begin to pop, stirring constantly. Syrup will have become a golden caramel color.
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Step 4BE PREPARED! Take off the stove and add the 1 ½ teaspoon of baking soda.
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Step 5Moving VERY QUICKLY, beat the soda into the candy mixture and spread mixture out onto the buttered dish.
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Step 6Once cool enough to handle, gently turn the brittle over to finish cooling. When finished cooling,break into pieces and store in an AIR TIGHT container.
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