Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Candy Food

OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER CANDY

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
• Place waxed paper on the counter and put half the dough onto the paper.
• Roll out (like playdough!) into a long snake. Repeat with the second half of the dough.
• Wrap in the wax paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes (this is optional).
• Optional: roll the peanut butter roll in powdered sugar. You can also add tiny chocolate chips as a mix-in when making this recipe!)
• Slice the candy and wrap each piece in a square of wax paper.

PEANUT BUTTER CANDY

Steps:

• Butter an 8x8x2 inch square pan. Set aside.
• In a 2 quart saucepan with a candy thermometer inserted, cook sugar, light corn syrup, milk, and salt, until thermometer reads 234 degrees F (112 degrees C). Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and peanut butter.
• Put peanut butter mixture in a large mixing bowl and beat until mixture begins to thicken. Pour into prepared pan. Chill until completely cooled. Cut into squares.

OLD FASHIONED PEANUT BUTTER ROLL CANDY

Steps:

• Cook sugar, Karo syrup and water without stirring, until the mixture forms a soft ball (235° F) when dropped in cold water or you have a 6-inch strand when spoon is lifted out of hot syrup.
• Have egg whites beaten; very slowly pour hot syrup into the whites while continuously beating at the same time.
• Continue beating until you can hardly turn the mixture by hand and it loses its gloss.
• Quickly spread on buttered and powdered sugar-dusted surface.
• Roll with roller carefully and spread peanut butter that has been softened by setting the jar in a pan of hot water.
• After spreading the peanut butter on the candy, roll and slice.
• The white candy can be colored green while beating for a pretty look for Christmas.

OLD FASHION PEANUT BUTTER ROLL

Steps:

• First beat 3 egg whites until stiff.
• Prepare the surface to roll out the candy. Cover the surface with wax paper and spread a thick layer of powdered sugar.
• Next mix all ingredients except vanilla in a large pot and boil. Stirring continously, until ball forms. (Like when making fudge or candies) the ball should be hard and have a soft crack. Add vanilla.
• Slowly pour the mixture over the egg whites while mixing with a blender the whole time. Continue to mix until the candy has cooled and resembles the texture of marshmallow cream.
• Pour onto powdered sugar and roll thin.
• Spread a thin layer of peanut butter.
• Roll up and cut. ( cut the pieces using a piece of thread to keep it's form and layers).

GRANDMA'S CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE

Steps:

• Sift sugar through a fine-mesh strainer into a large bowl.
• Heat butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to combine and cook until bubbles appear on the edges, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in salt and vanilla extract. Pour over powdered sugar in the bowl. Mix together using a spatula until smooth.
• Spread mixture into an 8x8-inch baking pan lined with plastic wrap. Wrap fully and refrigerate until firm enough to cut but not too hard, 1 to 3 hours.
• Unwrap fudge and cut into small cubes. Let warm up on the counter before cutting if needed.