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Nut Brittle Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
3 cups raw shelled peanuts, mixed salted nuts, or other nuts1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup butter
Directions:
If using peanuts, spread in a 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes; keep warm. If using mixed salted nuts, chop coarsely and heat in 350 oven until hot; keep warm. (If using salted nuts, omit salt in recipe.) May use whole pecans or walnuts; heat through at 350 degrees and keep warm. Generously butter 2 jelly roll pans.Blend soda and salt; set aside. Measure butter and set aside. In a 3-quart saucepan, stir together sugar, corn syrup and water. Heat to boiling. Cover and boil 1 minute. Remove cover and boil rapidly until syrup begins to turn golden color (275 on candy thermometer). Add warm peanuts or nuts and continue cooking, stirring often, until syrup is a clear gold color (295 degrees). Remove from heat; quickly stir in butter and soda mixture. Stir until well combined. (Mixture will foam.) Pour into prepared jelly-roll pans. Cool slightly, then pull with 2 forks to stretch thin. Cool; break into pieces. 2 1/2 pounds.
I have been using this recipe for many years with various nuts and combinations of nuts, with great success.
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