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Brown Sugar Peanut Brittle Recipe

Brown Sugar Peanut Brittle Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 dash salt
1/4 cup butter
2 cups raw spanish peanuts
1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

In a heavy 3-quart saucepan combine sugars, corn syrup, water, and a dash of salt.
Cook and stir until the sugars dissolve.
When syrup boils, blend in butter.
Stir frequently after mixture reaches thread stage and candy thermometer registers 230 degrees.
Add peanuts when temperature reaches soft-crack stage, 280 degrees.
Stir constantly until temperature reaches hard-crack stage, 300 degrees.
Remove from heat.
Quickly stir in soda and mix well.
Pour onto buttered 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 baking pans.
As candy cools, stretch it by lifting and pulling with two forks from edges to make it thinner.
Break into pieces and cool.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	410.36 Kcal (1718 kJ)
Calories from fat	143.98 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	16g	25%
Cholesterol	10.17mg	3%
Sodium	150.52mg	6%
Potassium	213.24mg	5%
Total Carbs	65.85g	22%
Sugars	61.78g	247%
Dietary Fiber	2.43g	10%
Protein	6.37g	13%
Iron	1.2mg	6%
Calcium	45.9mg	5%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	391.99 Kcal (1641 kJ)
Calories from fat	137.53 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	15.28g	25%
Cholesterol	9.71mg	3%
Sodium	143.78mg	6%
Potassium	203.69mg	5%
Total Carbs	62.9g	22%
Sugars	59.01g	247%
Dietary Fiber	2.32g	10%
Protein	6.09g	13%
Iron	1.1mg	6%
Calcium	43.9mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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savory
bitter
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