Peanut Brittle Best Recipe Ever
Spray a wooden spoon and a half sheet pan with cooking spray.
Peanut brittle best recipe ever. In a heavy 2 quart saucepan over medium heat bring to a boil sugar corn syrup salt and water. Lightly coat 3 cookie sheets with oil. Stir together the sugar corn syrup and 1 2 cup water in a medium saucepan fitted with a candy deep fry thermometer.
Microwave the sugar mixture uncovered on high power for 5 minutes. Let cool completely about 30 minutes. Cook without stirring until mixture reaches 300 with candy thermometer attached to pan.
Set candy thermometer in place and continue cooking. I use only 1 2 cup water in syrup mixture and cook to soft ball stage 240 degrees. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees f 150 degrees c or until a small amount of mixture dropped into very cold water separates.
Break the brittle into large. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat then continue to boil until it s. When the mixture reaches 260 degrees add butter peanuts and continue stirring and cooking until the thermometer reaches 310 degrees.
Add the peanuts and butter and stir well to combine. Slowly stir in the butter a little at a time. Be sure to check out the video in the recipe box to see me demonstrate how it s done.
Line a 10 15 inch baking pan with parchment paper and set aside. Add the raw peanuts and cook to hard crack stage 300 degrees and then add remaining ingredients. Old fashioned homemade peanut brittle is a crispy crunchy homemade candy loaded with roasted peanuts in a buttery sweet candy coating.