Peanut Brittle
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Martha Stewart Living, July
- Prep Time 5 minutes
- Total Time 35 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- Unsalted butter, softened, for baking sheet
- 2 cups sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups salted peanuts, 7 ounces
- Vegetable oil, for spatula
Directions
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Butter a rimmed baking sheet; set aside. Stir together sugar, 1/2 cup water, and the salt in a medium saucepan. Cook over high heat, without stirring, until sugar begins to melt and turn golden, about 3 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar has melted and mixture turns golden amber, about 10 minutes.
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Remove pan from heat. Stir in peanuts. Immediately pour peanut mixture onto buttered baking sheet. Quickly spread mixture to 1/2 inch thick using an oiled metal spatula. Let cool completely, about 15 minutes. Break brittle into pieces.
Cook's Note
Use a medium-size saucepan (wider rather than taller) that does not have a nonstick coating.
Instead of putting in a greased pan, use a silicone liner to spread the brittle and you won't even have to grease it, it just simply lifts off. Wonderful!
This is a problem: Followed all directions to the letter, and could NOT get the mixture out of the pan. Had to throw the pan and all out.
Where do you buy a little hammer like that?
I have made this with pistachios and people just go crazy for it. I have also done almonds with almond extract and its yummy!
ONE YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS I GAVE ALL OUR NEIGHBORS PEANUT BRITTLE, ONLY I ADDED A COUPLE DROPS OF MINT EXTRACT. IT WASN'T 10 MINUTES AND ALL THE MEN SENT THEIR WIVES OVER FOR THE RECIPE. WOW, WISH I COULD REMEMBER JUST HOW MUCH MINT I USED, WILL HAVE TO EXPERIMENT AGAIN. HOPE YOU DO, I THINK YOU WILL LIKE ITS UNIQUE TASTE.