I have been using this recipe for many years with various nuts and combinations of nuts, with great success.
Ingredients
- 3 cups raw shelled peanuts, mixed salted nuts, or other nuts
- 1 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.
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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: My Files
Submitted By: Joy Bowers
joybow@mtaonline.net
Nut Brittle