Peanut Brittle

INGREDIENTS

          

o   3 cups of raw Spanish peanuts

o   3 cups of white sugar

o   1 1/8 cups of white Karo

o   ½ cup of water 

o   3 teaspoons of butter

o   1 teaspoon of vanilla

o   2 ½ teaspoon of baking soda

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Boil the sugar, Karo and water until the thread spins and snaps when placed in Cold water.   Add raw Spanish peanuts and stir until they are golden brown. Remove from the stove and add butter, vanilla, and baking soda. Pour onto a buttered cookie sheet and wait a few minutes until it cools and the gets stretchy. Stretch the brittle as thin as you can. Let it cool until it breaks crisply. Enjoy!

 

 

 

OKLAHOMA PEANUT BRITTLE

 

 INGREDIENTS

          

o   3 cups of raw Spanish peanuts

o   3 cups of white sugar

o   1 1/8 cups of white Karo

o   ½ cup of water 

o   3 teaspoons of butter

o   1 teaspoon of vanilla

o   2 ½ teaspoon of baking soda

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Boil the sugar, Karo and water until the thread spins and snaps when placed in Cold water.   Add raw Spanish peanuts and stir until they are golden brown. Remove from the stove and add butter, vanilla, and baking soda. Pour onto a buttered cookie sheet and wait a few minutes until it cools and the gets stretchy. Stretch the brittle as thin as you can. Let it cool until it breaks crisply. Enjoy!