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!

Oklahoma Pie Crust

Tips

 Use ice water

 Do not overwork the dough or it will be too tough

 Refrigerate the pie dough and this will make it much easier to roll out

 Ingredients

·        1 teaspoon of salt

·        one stick of chopped cold butter

·        1 1/3 cup of flour

·        ice water until dough is nice and soft (addslowly)

Ginger Snaps

Tips

 Blind/mix slowly adding flour 1 cup at a time

Chill the dough for at least one hour before you roll it into balls

Bake the cookies on parchment paper for 7 to 9 minutes depending on the size of the dough balls

When you bring the cookies out of the oven drop the cookie sheet on the table and this will flatten them

Cool for a few minutes on an aerated wire rack

Ingredients

·      4 cups of flour

·      2 cups of sugar

·      1 ½ cups of shortening

·      ½ cup of molasses

·      two eggs

·      ½ teaspoon of salt

·      2 teaspoons of baking soda

·      2 teaspoons of cinnamon

·      2 teaspoons of ground cloves

·      2 teaspoon of ginger