December 21, 2005

Brittle The Way It Should Be


Clarice Brown works with me and I think she is a great cook. She has brought in some wonderful recipes to work for some office "pot lucks" and "pie contests." She shared this easy recipe for Peanut Brittle with me today. I was looking for a good recipe that was easy-to-do and this brittle is just what I needed to finished my holiday goodie baking...

Easy Peanut Brittle

1 C. Sugar
½ C. corn syrup
1 C. Peanuts
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 greased cookie sheet

In a microwave safe bowl, add sugar and corn syrup, stir. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Add peanuts, stir and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Add butter and vanilla, stir and microwave on high for 1 minute. Add baking soda, stir and pour immediately on greased cookie sheet. Let cool and break into pieces. Store in an air tight container.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i've always wondered do you use raw peanuts with the skins or do you use unsalted nuts from the can?

Lane said...

I use the unsalted nuts from a can myself. But I don't see why you couldn't use raw peanuts either.

Try it and let me know how it works for you...