Classic Peanut Brittle Food

OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Line a work surface with heatproof pads or pot holders. Generously grease 2 (13 x 9 x 2-inch) rimmed baking sheets. Place the prepared sheets on the protected work surface.
• In a large saucepan with a candy thermometer attached, combine the sugar, corn syrup, and water.
• Cook the sugar mixture over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves. Bring the sugar mixture to a boil. Carefully add the butter, stirring until melted. Begin to stir frequently when syrup reaches the thread stage, about 230 F.
• When the temperature reaches the soft-crack stage (280 F), add the peanuts. Stir constantly until hard-crack stage (300 F), is reached.
• Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Mix well to combine.
• Immediately pour the mixture evenly into the prepared baking pans.
• As the peanut brittle cools, stretch it thinner by lifting and pulling at the edges with forks. Loosen the brittle from the pans after about 7 to 8 minutes, flipping the brittle over while the mixture is still semi-solid and flexible (the mixture should be removed from the pans as quickly as possible to avoid sticking).
• Break the hardened candy into pieces as desired. Store in an airtight container.

CLASSIC PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment and lightly coat with cooking spray. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, salt, and 1 cup water. Bring to a rapid simmer over medium-high and cook until deep golden, about 20 minutes. Remove pan from heat. Stir in butter, baking soda, and peanuts (mixture will foam). Stir until mixture is no longer bubbling and caramel is smooth, 1 minute. Transfer to sheet and spread with a lightly greased spatula. Let cool until firm, 15 minutes. Break into pieces.

MOM'S BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
• In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, corn syrup, salt, and water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in peanuts. Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates into hard and brittle threads.
• Remove from heat; immediately stir in butter and baking soda; pour at once onto cookie sheet. With 2 forks, lift and pull peanut mixture into rectangle about 14x12 inches; cool. Snap candy into pieces.

OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Butter a large baking pan; set aside. Combine peanuts, sugar, and corn syrup in a medium saucepan. Set over medium-high heat, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Insert a candy thermometer. Continue boiling, without stirring, until temperature registers 295 degrees, about 6 minutes. When sugar begins to brown, stir nuts gently to ensure even cooking. Remove saucepan from heat, and stir in the butter and baking soda; the mixture will begin to foam up, so mix quickly. Pour onto the prepared baking pan.
• As soon as candy is cool enough to handle, use your fingers to stretch the brittle as thinly as possible over the baking pan. Allow the brittle to cool completely, about 45 minutes, then break into bite-size pieces.

THE BEST PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and grease with nonstick cooking spray.
• Stir together the sugar, corn syrup and 1/2 cup water in a medium saucepan fitted with a candy/deep-fry thermometer. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, then continue to boil until it's golden brown and it reaches 340 degrees F, about 15 minutes.
• Working quickly, remove the pan from the heat and stir in the butter and baking soda until smooth (it will foam and bubble up). Stir in the peanuts until evenly distributed amongst the sugar mixture.
• Pour onto the prepared baking sheet and quickly smooth with a rubber spatula into a thin and even layer. Let harden uncovered at room temperature until cooled completely. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

BUTTERY PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Combine sugar, syrup and water in 3 quart pan.
• Cook and stir until sugar dissolves.
• When syrup boils, blend in butter.
• Stir frequently after mixture reaches syrup stage (230°).
• Add nuts when temperature reaches soft crack (280°) and stir constantly until hard crack (305°).
• Remove from heat.
• Quickly stir in baking soda, mixing thoroughly.
• Pour onto 2 large, well butter cookie sheets.
• As candy cools, stretch out thin by lifting and pulling from edges, using 2 forks.
• Loose from pans as soon as possible and turn candy over.
• Break in pieces.
• I use table knife handle.

OLD-FASHIONED PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Butter 2 heavy large baking sheets. Stir first 4 ingredients in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and boil without stirring until candy thermometer registers 260°F., about 40 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low. Mix in peanuts and butter and cook until thermometer registers 295°F., stirring constantly, about 15 minutes. Add baking soda and vanilla and stir briskly (mixture will foam up). Immediately pour out onto prepared baking sheets, dividing evenly. Spread out brittle as thinly as possible. Let stand until cold and hard.
• Break brittle into pieces. Store in airtight containers at room temperature. (Can be prepared 1 month ahead.)

OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BRITTLE

Steps:

• Use heavy skillet with a tight lid to boil sugar, water, and karo (400*F.) until it spins a thread 1 foot long. Add raw spanish peanuts and vanilla. Stir gently until peanuts crack or pop. Stir until light beige, not gold or tan. Remove from heat. Add 2 scant teaspoons baking soda. Stir quickly and pour onto greased cookie sheet.