Grandma's Peanut Brittle

"From her cookbook!"
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
5
Serves:
30
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a heavy 2 quart saucepan, over medium heat, bring to a boil sugar, vanilla and water.
  • Stir until sugar is dissolved.
  • Stir in peanuts.
  • Set candy thermometer in place, and continue cooking. Stir frequently until temperature reaches 300 degrees F (150 degrees C), or until hardens when dropped in water.
  • Remove from heat; immediately stir in baking soda.
  • Pour immediately onto cookie sheet.
  • Lift and pull peanut mixture( I do this with 2 forks) into rectangle about 14x12 inches.
  • Let cool.
  • Snap candy into pieces.

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  1. I followed your directions exactly. Waiting for the candy thermometer to reach 300 degrees. It was looking beautiful! Then all of a sudden it turned to dust! So now I have candied peanuts. :(
     
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