Famous Soft Peanut Brittle A Clone From The Davenport Hotel Recipe 385

Steps:

• In a double boiler heat the peanut butter keeping it warm until needed. In a large sauce pan combine the sugar, corn syrup and 1/4 cup of water. Cook over high heat to 275°F, lower the heat to medium, add butter, stirring until melted. Add the peanuts and continue to stir until the candy starts turning brown and reaches 300°F ( about 5 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in baking soda that has been dissolved in a teaspoon of water along with the vanilla. Working quickly, fold in the warm peanut butter until well blended. Pour the candy onto a marble slab or greased cookie sheet spreading it 1/4 to 12 inch thick. Break into pieces after it has cooled

Steps:

• 1. In a double boiler over hot water, place peanut butter to heat while preparing syrup. In a large saucepan combine sugar, corn syrup and 1/4 cup of the water.
• 2. Cook over high heat to 275 degrees on a candy thermometer. Lower heat to medium, add butter, stirring until melted.
• 3. Add peanuts, cook stirrinf for about 5 minutes untilcandy starts turning brown and reaches 300 degress on the therometer. Remove from heat, stir in baking soda that has been dissolved in a teaspoon of water.
• 4. Add vanilla. Working quickly, fold in the warmed peanut butter, while stirring gently. At once, pour candy mixture onto a well greased marble slab or a cookie sheet. Very quickly...spread as thin as possible! The secret of the candy is quick cooling. When cold ...break into serving size pieces.
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